CommercialLufthansa Technik Puerto Rico Facility to Offer Maintenance, Training The ground breaking at the Lufthansa Puerto Rico overhaul facility. Photo: Lufthansa [Avionics Today 11-19-2014] Lufthansa Technik has begun construction on the company’s new overhaul facility in Puerto Rico. The maintenance division…
ATM ModernizationEurocontrol and EDA Collaborate to Provide SESAR Military Perspective Claude-France Arnould, EDA Chief Executive and Frank Brenner, Director General of Eurocontrol sign the agreement [Avionics Today 11-19-2014] Eurocontrol and the European Defence Agency (EDA) have signed a joint work agreement in…
Business & GANew Study Finds Vulnerabilities in Mobile Information Cockpit Systems [Avionics Today 11-18-2014] A new study produced by a group of computer scientists has discovered vulnerabilities in a new class of iPad apps and mobile cockpit receivers commonly used by today's General…
Business & GACAA Continues to Cut Red Tape for UK GA [Avionics Today 11-18-2014] The United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has put forth a proposal to simplify the initial testing process for experimental aircraft in the U.K. The proposal aims to benefit…
Business & GAEbola Crisis Curbs Global Biz Av Growth, JSSI Reports The business aviation market saw modest gains this quarter. Photo: Embraer Executive Jets. [Avionics Today 11-18-2014] Global business aviation activity saw modest gains in the third quarter of 2014 with 2 percent…
Embedded AvionicsNorthrop Grumman Awarded $210 Million to Supply Joint STARS to US Air Force Technicians demonstrating the Joint STARS system. Photo: Northrop Grumman [Avionics Today 11-18-2014] The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $210 million contract to continue sustaining its E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack…
Embedded AvionicsBAE Systems Submits Proposal to Protect US Troops Against Infrared Threats The Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) system. Photo: BAE Systems [Avionics Today 11-18-2014] BAE Systems has submitted a proposal for the U.S. Army’s Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) program. CIRCM is a lightweight, low-cost…
ATM ModernizationL-3 Technology to Power Lion Air A320s [Avionics Today 11-18-2014] In 2013, Lion Air placed a historic $24 billion order for 234 Airbus A320 aircraft. Now, the growing Indonesian carrier is equipping this new fleet with an integrated surveillance…