CommercialSouthwest’s Listening Center Streamlines Customer Service The listening center at Southwest Airlines headquarters in Dallas. Photo: Southwest [Avionics Today 08-29-14] Southwest Airlines has unveiled its Listening Center, which integrates social media, traditional media and operational data at the…
CommercialManned and Unmanned Systems: Polish Students and Lockheed Martin Collaborate [Avionics Today 08-29-14] In a partnership with Lockheed Martin, a team of research students and staff from the Warsaw University of Technology in Poland successfully demonstrated the first phase of flight testing…
Business & GAEmbraer Authorized for Rolls-Royce AE3007 Maintenance in Brazil An Embraer L650 flight. Photo: Embraer [Avionics Today 08-29-14] The Embraer Executive Jets service center in Sao Paulo has been named an authorized Rolls-Royce line maintenance center for the AE3007 engines in…
CommercialRockwell Collins do Brazil Expanding San Jose dos Campos Facilities Rockwell Collins headquarters Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 08-29-14] Rockwell Collins do Brazil has announced plans to double the size of its facility in the city of Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil.…
Embedded AvionicsThrough Clutter or Gunfire: Northrop Grumman’s CIRCM Completes Rigorous Testing A Northrop Grumman CIRCM. Photo: Northrop Grumman [Avionics Today 08-28-2014] Northrop Grumman's Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) system recently completed another round of U.S. Army testing by demonstrating its capabilities on a UH-60M…
Business & GAGulf Air Goes Paperless with Jeppessen Jeppensen FliteDeck Pro EFB on an iPad. Photo: Jeppesen [Avionics Today 08-28-2014] Jeppesen signed a new three-year service contract with Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain's national carrier, to provide the airline…
MilitaryIAE V2500-E5 Engine Receives KC-390 Certification The fan of an IAE V2500 Engine. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 08-28-2014] IAE International Aero Engines AG has achieved FAA certification of the V2500-E5 engine for Embraer's KC-390 aircraft. The KC-390's launch…
CommercialMitsubishi Adds Aero Engines Division [Avionics Today 08-28-2014] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) received formal approval to undertake an absorption-type split under which the company's commercial aero engines operations will be taken over by the new Mitsubishi Heavy Industries…