Business & GA

The Changing Landscape for Drones

Photo: Lima Pix (Flickr) [Avionics Today 08-08-2014] Drone Aviation Corp. (DAC), a developer of specialized tethered drones, will begin offering an aerial photography package for land management, agriculture and real estate purposes.…

Commercial

Etihad, Alitalia Agree to $2 Billion Deal

[Avionics Today 8-08-2014] Etihad Airways agreed to a $2 billion deal that will give it a 49 percent share of Alitalia. The Middle Eastern carrier is looking to return the struggling Italian…

Business & GA

EAA Makes Homebuilt Airplanes a Possibility

Volunteers Help Build One Week Wonder Photo: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh [Avionics Today 08-07-2014] The One Week Wonder, an airplane assembled in just seven days by more than 2,500 volunteers, recently took flight…

Business & GA

A Reason to Go to Wisconsin

Crowds at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Airshow Photo: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh [Avionics Today 08-07-2014] The annual Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Oshkosh airshow wrapped up recently, boasting a turnout of more than 500,000…

Business & GA

Avionics Conference to Discuss Major Policy Changes

Airborne Electronic Hardware Photo: Logicircuit [Avionics Today 08-07-2014] Avionics industry members and regulators will discuss recent significant changes to policy and practice in aircraft systems and hardware at the National Systems, Software…

Commercial

Insitu Appoints New CEO

Ryan Hartman, Insitu CEO Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 08-07-2014] Insitu, a major manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and subsidiary of Boeing, recently named Ryan Hartman as its new president and CEO,…

Business & GA

Atlantic City Airshow to Draw Impressive Crowd

GEICO Skytypers. Photo: Atlantic City Airshow [Avionics Today 08-07-2014] The Atlantic City Airshow will take place on August 13, 2014 and is expected to draw nearly one million spectators. The air show,…