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 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…
Embedded AvionicsRaytheon Awarded $19.5 Million Contract to Build US Air Force Radar Raytheon headquarters in Waltham, Mass. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 10-07-2014] The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon a $19.5 million contract for engineering and manufacturing development of a new expeditionary radar. The…
CommercialCAE and Japan Airlines Form Flight Crew Training Joint Venture CAE flight simulators. Photo: CAE [Avionics Today 10-07-2014] CAE and Japan Airlines (JAL) have entered into a joint venture to provide flight crew training services across Northeast Asia, excluding China. Following the…
ATM ModernizationInmarsat and TECOM to Provide Global Xpress Government Aviation Terminals Artist rendering of the Inmarsat I-5 satellite. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 10-07-2014] TECOM, designer and manufacturer of antenna systems, and Inmarsat have established a Memorandum of Arrangement (MOA) to manufacture Global Xpress…
Embedded AvionicsIndustry and Military Look to Solve Fourth to Fifth Communications Gap [Avionics Today 10-07-2014] It’s no secret that with the introduction of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter many challenges have emerged. For both the avionics market and for the militaries that rely on…
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