CommercialVirgin Atlantic Airways Takes Delivery of Europe’s First Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 10-10-2014] Boeing has delivered to Virgin Atlantic Airways the airline's first 787-9 Dreamliner. Virgin is the first European carrier to take delivery of the…
ATM ModernizationAvidyne ADS-B Datalink Receiver to Comply with 2020 Mandate The Avidyne MLB100 978MHz ADS-B datalink receiver. Photo: Avidyne [Avionics Today 10-10-2014] Avidyne Corp. has introduced the MLB100 Datalink Receiver for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) In. The MLB100 is designed to provide ADS-B…
CommercialHoneywell and Jeppesen Introduce Cloud-Based Navigation Service [Avionics Today 10-10-2014] Jeppesen and Honeywell Aerospace have introduced the Integrated Navigation Data Service (INDS) Data Manager for Windows, a cloud-based database update delivery service. The INDS Data Manager (IDM) service is set…
Business & GAGoing the Distance: FAA Certifies Longer-Range Gulfstream G650ER [Avionics Today 10-09-2014] The FAA has certified Gulfstream Aerospace’s G650ER long-range business jet, verifying the airworthiness of the aircraft's design and clearing the way for G650ER deliveries to begin. Gulfstream announced the…
CommercialSpring Airlines: China’s First Customer for Airbus Sharklet Retrofit Spring Airlines sharklet wing tips. Photo: PR Newsire [Avionics Today 10-09-2014] Spring Airlines, a low-cost carrier based in Shanghai, China, has signed an agreement with Airbus for sharklet retrofit of its A320…
ATM ModernizationFAA to Reopen Chicago Air Traffic Facility Monday Chicago O’Hare Airport. Photo: O’Hare Airport. [Avionics Today 10-09-2014] The FAA reports that flights at Chicago airports appear to be back on track after a fire set by an FAA contractor at…
CommercialBoeing Completes Round of Testing for Military and Commercial Aircraft Satellite Antenna Boeing engineers Stephanie Mount and Chuck Renneberg examine the low-profile phased array antenna. Photo: Boeing. [Avionics Today 10-09-2014] Boeing has completed environmental and performance qualification testing on the aircraft satellite communications antenna…
CommercialAircelle Europe Doubles MRO Capacity for Jet Engine Nacelles Changeout of an A380 thrust reverser’s inner fixed structure (IFS) is performed at Aircelle Europe Services’ new building in Pont-Audemer, France. Photo: Aircelle [Avionics Today 10-09-2014] Aircelle, a subsidiary of Safran, has…