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…
ATM ModernizationExelis Supplies NextGen Surveillance Tool for NTSB Investigations [Avionics Today 10-09-2014] National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) aviation investigators have significantly increased their ability to discover the causes of aircraft accidents and incidents. The agency is now using a tool that…
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…
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…