Embedded AvionicsLockheed Martin Delivers Digital Air Ground Integration Range to US Army Lockheed Martin’s Digital Range Training System (DRTS) which encompasses the DAGIR range. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 10-10-2014] Lockheed Martin has delivered Digital Air Ground Integration Range (DAGIR) to the U.S. Army,…
ATM ModernizationNATS and Terma Team Up to Develop Airport Radar to Mitigate Impact of Wind Turbines A SCANTER radar site in Denmark. Photo: Terma [Avionics Today 10-10-2014] NATS has released a statement detailing a single radar that can provide traditional airport surveillance functions and mitigate against the effects of…
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…
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…