CommercialSafran and AVIC Enter into Turboprop Engine Joint Venture [Avionics Today 11-12-2014] Safran and AVIC signed, through their respective companies Snecma and SAIC, a framework agreement on the creation of a joint venture in China for the production of turboprop engine…
Business & GAUTC to Provide Air Management Systems to AVIC MA700 Model of the MA 700 aircraft. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 11-12-2014] UTC Aerospace Systems signed a letter of intent with AVIC Xi'an Aircraft Company of China to provide air management systems, including…
CommercialAirbus Wins US Approval for A350 [Avionics Today 11-12-2014] Airbus has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification for the first variant of its latest commercial airliner, the A350-900 XWB. The agency's approval of the newest version of…
CommercialThales Equips Avionics on Lion Air’s A320 Fleet Artist rendering of the Lion Air A320. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 11-11-2014] Thales will equip Indonesian airline Lion Air’s new Airbus A320 fleet of 234 aircraft with its avionics package. The avionics…
Business & GAEmbraer’s Third Quarter Results Reveal Declining Revenues Photo: Embraer [Avionics Today 11-11-2014] Embraer has released its 2014 third quarter results in which revenues totaled more than $1.2 billion for a year-over-year decline of 3.8 percent. Lesser revenues were a…
Business & GAGogo Continues Expansion Beyond North America, IFC in Third Quarter [Avionics Today 11-11-2014] In-flight Connectivity (IFC) service provider Gogo reported a record $104 million in 2014 third quarter revenue. According to Gogo CEO Michael Small, the company is currently focused on expanding…
Embedded AvionicsElbit Systems Gives New Life to Existing F-16 HUD F-16 HUD. Photo: Elbit Systems [Avionics Today 11-11-2014] The United States Air Force (USAF) has awarded Elbit Systems of America a five-year, firm-fixed price contract valued at approximately $29 million for logistics…
Business & GAAWI Expands Next Generation Wind Shear Technology The LLWAS system. Photo: AWI [Avionics Today 11-11-2014] All Weather Inc. (AWI) has released its latest Low Level Wind Shear Alert System (LLWAS) technology, which allows pilots to safely navigate through volatile…