Business & GACirrus Expands Sales to India dam Hahn, director of sales for Cirrus Aircraft; and Roohi Bali, sales manager for Cirrus India, signing contract in Duluth, Minn. Photo: Cirrus Aircraft [Avionics Today 08-19-2014] Cirrus Aircraft, an all-composite personal…
CommercialVirgin America Appoints New Vice President of Flight Operations A Virgin America Flight. Photo: Virgin America [Avionics Today 08-19-2014] Virgin America announced Brad Thomann as the new vice president of flight operations, effective immediately. Thomann, who has more than 30 years…
Business & GAInto the Eye of the Storm: IntuVue RDR-4000 3-D Radar [Avionics Today 08-19-2014] The oldest model of the Convair 580 still in operation is, ironically, the test aircraft for Honeywell’s groundbreaking new RDR-4000 IntuVue 3-D Radar technology. From the cockpit of the…
CommercialSurf Air Orders $312 Million in Pilatus Planes A Surf Air Pilatus Plane. Photo: Surf Air [Avionics Today 08-18-2014] Surf Air, an “all-you-can-fly” membership airline based in California, has ordered 65 new Pilatus aircraft. The orders — 15 firm orders…
ATM ModernizationFAA Approves Avionica’s satLINK Communications System Avionica’s satLINK MAX. Photo: Avionica, Inc [Avionics Today 08-18-2014] The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for Avionica’s satLINK MAX, a new Iridium-based Air Traffic Service (ATS)…
CommercialBermuda DCA Approves Rockwell Collins’ Vector SMS A Vector SMS Dashboard. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 08-18-2014] The Bermuda Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) recently approved the Vector Safety Management System (SMS) to comply with the country’s SMS mandate…
CommercialAirbus A350 XWB Completes World Tour Airbus A350 XWB. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 08-18-2014] The Airbus A350-900, a new widebody airliner, recently landed in Tolouse, France, completing a three-week, 14-city route proving tour. During the technical route proving…
CommercialGlobal Hawk Completes 100th Operational Mission Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 08-18-2014] The U.S. Air Force’s RQ-4 Global Hawk, a wide area surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) recently completed its 100th operational mission in…