ATM ModernizationNATS’ ‘Pioneering Deal’ Redoes Radar Sites NATS, the U.K.'s Air Traffic Control (ATC) firm, has signed a "pioneering deal" with two wind turbine developers, SSE and Vattenfall, that has secured enough funding to modify two Raytheon manufactured radar…
Business & GAThe Future of Helicopter Cockpit Avionics [Avionics Today February 12, 2014] Helicopters are no longer lagging behind Air Transport (AT) aircraft and business jets in terms of featuring the most advanced avionics systems, as attendees of the upcoming…
CommercialRockwell Collins Gets New VP, 4 Contracts at Singapore Airshow [Avionics Today February 12, 2014] Rockwell Collins has had a busy week so far in Singapore, announcing a new vice president for its Asia Pacific division along with several commercial and military…
CommercialInsitu Scan Eagle Aces Sense and Avoid Test [Avionics Today February 12, 2014] Researchers at Australia's Queensland University of Technology (QUT) during a recent flight test were able to successfully use a Scan Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to sense…
Business & GAREVA Chooses Duncan for MRO North American air medical transport operator REVA has selected Duncan Aviation for a three-year Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services contract for its fleet of fixed wing air ambulance aircraft. Under…
ATM ModernizationATC Ready for UAS Integration; Sense and Avoid Is Not Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) in the United States are responsible for around 7,000 aircraft in the National Airspace System (NAS) at any given time. At the current rate of Unmanned Aircraft Systems…
CommercialTransAsia Adds TCAS to A320s TransAsia Airways' new fleet of Airbus A320s will feature Thales's ACSS T3CAS1, the French aerospace manufacturer announced at the Singapore Airshow. The Taiwan-based private carrier will add the system to a…
ATM ModernizationSingapore Air Traffic ‘Future-proofed’ [Avionics Today February 10, 2014] Singapore has inaugurated its new Air Traffic Control (ATC) facility, Singapore Air Traffic Control Center (SATCC), which uses a new air traffic system from Thales, LORADS III. …