CommercialBoeing 777X to Garner Demand in Middle East, Asia Pacific [Avionics Today 12-3-2014] At the 2013 Dubai Airshow Boeing launched the latest variant of its 777 family, the 777X, six years ahead of its projected entry into service. Since then, the wide-body…
Business & GASwelling Falcon Fleet Prompts New Dassault MRO Facility DFS Merignac facility rendering. Photo: Dassault [Avionics Today 12-02-2014] To service a growing fleet, Dassault Falcon Service has announced plans to build a heavy Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility at Bordeaux-Mérignac…
Business & GANew TRU Simulation + Training Center to Train Textron Operators [Avionics Magazine 12-02-2014] Textron’s TRU Simulation + Training plans to establish a new maintenance training facility for current model Cessna and Beechcraft aircraft to be located on the Textron Aviation Mid-Continent campus…
CommercialSpirit, JetBlue Ready to Move A320 Maintenance to Puerto Rico [Avionics Today 12-02-2014] Lufthansa Technik (LHT), the aircraft maintenance wing of German airline Lufthansa, is strengthening its presence in the Americas with a new overhaul facility, Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico. The company…
ATM ModernizationNATS and NAV Canada Revolutionize North Atlantic Flight Efficiency Closeup of workers at the Prestwick ATC Centre. Photo: NATS [Avionics Today 12-02-2014] The NATS Control Centre in Prestwick, Scotland and NAV Canada’s Control Centre in Gander, Newfoundland have implemented a shared…
MilitaryNavy’s Advanced Hawkeye Training System Gets Rockwell Collins Upgrade The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Integrated Training System [Avionics Today 12-02-2014] Rockwell Collins has been selected by the United States Navy to provide an upgrade to the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Integrated Training System…
CommercialBoeing Continues to Provide Missile Guidance for US Air Force Boeing corporate offices. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 12-02-2014] Boeing will continue to repair and supply the guidance systems of the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) to the United States Air Force…
CommercialBrazilian Airline Azul Orders 35 A320neos to Reduce Costs, Improve Efficiency Airbus A320neo aircraft. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 12-01-2014] Azul Brazilian Airlines has signed a purchase agreement for 35 A320neo family aircraft. The A320neo family will carry out domestic long-haul flights and high-density routes…
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