Commercial

VivaAerobus Selects Avionics Package for A320s

[Avionics Today July 14. 2014] Mexican carrier VivaAerobus has selected an avionics package from Rockwell Collins for its fleet of Airbus A320s, which will begin deliveries in 2015. Included in the package are…

Commercial

Lockheed Anticipates Civil Mission Roles for LM-100J

[Avionics Today July 11, 2014] Lockheed Martin is anticipating its forthcoming LM-100J aircraft to garner demand for some unique missions, including oil spill clean-ups among other roles. The aerospace and defense manufacturer will…

Commercial

EU Performs FilGapp Flight Demonstrations

[Avionics Today July 11, 2014] The European Union recently completed the initial demonstrations of advanced arrival and departure flight operations for an airspace-enhancing project, Filling the Gap in GNSS Advanced Procedures and Operations…

Commercial

BAE Systems Unveils 2040 Aircraft Engineering Concepts

[Avionics Today July 10, 2014] Engineers BAE Systems revealed a series of aviation technology concepts that could be incorporated into aircraft by 2040, although the British aerospace manufacturer admits some of the concepts…

ATM Modernization

CPDLC Goes Live Nationwide in Canada

[Avionics Today July 10, 2014] Canada has completed its nationwide implementation of Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC), according to the country's Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) NAV Canada. This marks largest domestic…

Business & GA

DAC Joins Cathay Pacific 'E Enabled' Program

[Avionics Today July 10, 2014] DAC International announced its new collaboration with Cathay Pacific Airways, as the aftermarket supplier will collaborate with the airline on its e-Enabled aircraft program.  The Chinese carrier's eEnabled…

Embedded Avionics

US Air Force Tests New Avionics GPS Receiver Card

[Avionics Today July 9, 2014] During the recent semi-annual NAVFEST military exercise at White Sands Missile Range, the U.S. Air Force demonstrated advanced anti-jamming and security capabilities of a new military code GPS…