ATM ModernizationNAV Canada Demonstrates GHG and Fuel Reductions in Ongoing Efficiency Initiative NAV Canada demonstrates GHG and fuel reductions in ongoing efficiency initiative. Photo: NAV Canada [Avionics Today 10-24-2014] A fuel efficiency initiative led by NAV Canada has successfully demonstrated the viability and safety…
CommercialQatar Airways First A380 Rolls Out Fully Connected Qatar Airways first A380 in flight. Photo: Qatar Airways [Avionics Today 10-24-2014] Qatar Airways’ first Airbus A380 entered service this month as a fully connected aircraft. The airline’s nine other A380s will…
Business & GACAA Scraps Certain Regulations for Non-EASA Aircraft Modifications The Piper Super Cub, a vintage aircraft now exempt from certain CAA regulations. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 10-24-2014] The U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced that it will scrap the need…
Business & GANew ATG Connectivity Company SmartSky Networks Takes on the Competition [Avionics Today 10-24-2014] In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) company SmartSky Networks has been making quite a splash since it’s emergence at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) in Orlando, Fla., earlier this week. With…
CommercialBoeing and COMAC Look to Turn Cooking Oil into Biofuel [Avionics Today 10-23-2014] Boeing and the Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) have opened a demonstration facility that will turn waste cooking oil, commonly referred to as "gutter oil" in China, into…
Business & GAGulfstream G500/600 Cockpit Integrates Best of Avionics Industry [Avionics Today 10-23-2014] The new Symmetry Flight Deck system on the recently launched Gulfstream G500 and G600 long-range business jets integrates avionics content from some of the top manufacturers in the industry.…
Embedded AvionicsElbit Systems to Perform F-5 Avionics Upgrade for Asia-Pacific Country The F-5 aircraft. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 10-23-2014] Elbit Systems has been awarded contracts totaling $85 million from an unspecified Asian country for an F-5 aircraft avionics upgrade program and the supply…
CommercialSide by Side: Common Type Rating Approved For Airbus A350 XWB and A330 Airbus A350 XWB and A330. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 10-23-2014] The Common Type Rating has been approved for Airbus A350XWB and A330 aircraft. The new regulatory approval means that pilots who are…