ATM Modernization

NASA and Korea Ink Agreement to Further ATM Technologies

Jaiwon Shin, NASA’s associate administrator for Aeronautics Research, and Jaeboong Lee, president of the Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement, signed an agreement Nov. 17, 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: NASA…

Business & GA

AEA Third Quarter Report Indicates Sales Slowdown

Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 11-20-2014] Business and General Aviation (GA) avionics sales this summer dropped 5 percent, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association’s (AEA) third-quarter 2014 Avionics Market Report. In the three-month…

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NTSB Overturns Former FAA UAS Ruling

An aerial photography UAS. Photo: flickr [Avionics Today 11-19-2014] The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that aerial photographer Raphael Pirker had operated an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) recklessly over the…

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SkyWest Makes the Move to All-Jet Fleet

The SkyWest Embraer 120 Brasilia. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 11-19-2014] SkyWest Airlines intends to transition to an all-jet fleet by removing all remaining 30-seat Embraer 120 Brasilia turboprop aircraft from service by…

ATM Modernization

NATS Unveils Real-Time Flight Efficiency Tool

The Flight Optimization System (FLOSYS) developed by NATS. Photo: NATS [Avionics Today 11-19-2014] Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) are now able to analyze the environmental efficiency of flights in near real-time, thanks to…