Business & GA

STAR Partners with Spaceon to Take on China

[Avionics Today 08-26-2014] Star Navigation Systems Group has signed a Cooperation Framework Agreement (CFA) with Chengdu Spaceon Technology. Spaceon is an aerospace research and product development corporation in China, offering in airborne…

Embedded Avionics

Lockheed Martin’s F-35 on Steady Path to IOC

An F-35B aircraft. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 08-25-2014] The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program is maturing steadily after a number of flight-test milestones achieved in August, including weapons…

Commercial

Air Canada Releases Corporate Sustainability Report

An Air Canada flight. Photo: Air Canada [Avionics Today 08-25-2014] Air Canada has released its third corporate sustainability report, which evaluates the airline’s 2013 performance in safety, environment, employee well-being, and company…

Military

Pilatus Partners with TASL for PC-12 Assembly

A Pilatus PC-12 in flight. Photo: Pilatus [Avionics Today 08-25-2014] Pilatus and Indian systems integration company Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) have signed a 10-year contract for the delivery of the first…

Commercial

Aircraft Electronic Skin Could Improve Flight Ops

[Avionics Today 08-25-2014] What if commercial aircraft could be equipped with a "smart skin" that would enable it to “feel” the environment around it, similar to the way a human being does?…