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…
CommercialEmbraer To Provide Japan Airlines with 15 E-Jets J-Air E170 (top) and E190 (bottom). Photo: Embraer [Avionics Today 08-28-2014] Embraer has signed a firm order with Japan Airlines (JAL) for a total of 15 E-Jets comprising the E170 and the E190…
ATM ModernizationAir Traffic Communication Modernization Under Way in Hungary [Avionics Today 08-28-2014] Hungary's Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) HungaroControl announced the launch of the Central European country's implementation of Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC) under the Single European Sky (SES)…
MilitaryCAE New Flight Simulator Demonstrates Interoperability, Networking CAE demonstrates simulation interoperability and networking for RAAF C-130J aircrews. Photo: CAE [Avionics Today 08-27-2014] At the SimTect/SimHealth show, Australia's annual conference and exhibition focused on simulation, CAE announced it has recently…
CommercialAir China To Cut $8 Million in Fuel Costs with SITA An Air China A330 flight. Photo: Allen Watkin [Avionics Today 08-27-2014] One of the world’s largest airlines, Air China, predicts it will save around $8 million a year in fuel costs, thanks…
CommercialQatar Airways Set to Launch Airbus A350 XWB Qatar Airways’ freshly painted Airbus A350 XWB on the factory lines in Toulouse, France. Photo: Qatar Airways. [Avionics Today 08-27-2014] Qatar Airways, the launch customer of the Airbus A350 Xtra Wide Body…
CommercialInsitu’s New CEO Ready to Commercialize Scan Eagle [Avionics Today 08-27-2014] Ryan Hartman's appointment as the chief executive for Insitu comes at a time when the commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) market is rapidly growing with new lucrative opportunities. Insitu…