Business & GALockheed Martin to Provide European Aviation with Jet Engine MRO Workers at a Lockheed Martin Commercial Engine Solutions facility. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 10-08-2014] European Aviation has signed a four-year exclusive agreement with Lockheed Martin Commercial Engine Solutions for jet engine…
Business & GAMarshall Aerospace to Develop FANS 1/A+ Upgrade for Bombardier Challenger 604 Bombardier Challenger 604 aircraft. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Today 10-08-2014] Marshall Aerospace and Defense Group has entered into a conditional letter of agreement with Bombardier to develop a Future Air Navigation System (FANS)…
CommercialBoeing, Panasonic Offer IFC, Fuel Savings through Low-Profile Antenna [Avionics Today 10-08-2014] Boeing Network and Space Systems (N&SS) and Panasonic Avionics have partnered to develop a broadband, electronically steered phased array antenna for commercial airliners. The antenna will deliver in-flight Wi-Fi…
CommercialSmartSky Networks Announces Launch of 4G IFC Network Customers Using SmartSky 4G LTE Network. Photo: SmartSky Networks [Avionics Today 10-08-2014] SmartSky Networks has announced it will launch the United States’ first airborne 4G LTE-based network, SmartSky 4G, for both commercial…
Business & GANorthrop Grumman Leverages ANSYS For Black Hawk Cockpit Display Development UH-60L Blackhawk helicopter. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 10-08-2014] Northrop Grumman is currently developing the next generation of Black Hawk helicopter cockpit display systems using ANSYS system and software simulation solutions. Northrop is using…
ConnectivityElbit Systems to Provide Secure Broadband Network for Public Safety Agencies [Avionics Today 10-08-2014] The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate has awarded Elbit Systems of America a contract to deliver a technology demonstration for a mission critical secure…
CommercialBoeing Report Forecasts Dramatic Pick up in Air Cargo Market Boeing’s 747-8 freighter aircraft. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 10-07-2014] Boeing has released a report projecting air cargo traffic to grow at an annual rate of 4.7 percent over the next 20 years,…
ATM ModernizationNASA Helps Pilots Navigate Alaska NASA’s TAIGA technology system is capable of showing pilots the altitude of nearby terrain via color. Photo: ARC/Joseph Rios via NASA [Avionics Today 10-07-2014] NASA has formally delivered to Alaskan officials a…