ATM ModernizationRiga Airport to Introduce New Single European Sky Procedures [Avionics Today 10-10-2014] Latvian airline airBaltic has completed a research and development project that will enable new flight procedures that allow aircraft to fly shorter distances and reduce fuel consumption and emissions…
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…
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…
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…
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