ATM ModernizationRegional Scan: Latin America Airbus A350 XWB Completes High Altitude Testing in Bolivia The A350 XWB development aircraft, MSN3, is in Bolivia where it will perform a series of tests at the high altitude airfields of…
ATM ModernizationRegional Scan: Middle East & Africa Gulf Air Promotes Middle East Hub at Bahrain Airshow Gulf Air Airbus A330-300. Courtesy of Airbus. Bahrain national carrier Gulf Air signed a number of fleet maintenance and improvement agreements, totaling $150…
ATM ModernizationGlobal Air Traffic on The Rise Early in 2014 Global airlines started 2014 with a combined 4.5 percent increase in global air freight traffic and 7.8 percent increase in international passenger demand for January compared to the same period a year…
ATM ModernizationAerocivil, ProSky Improve One of ‘Fastest Growing’ ATM Markets Aerocivil Colombia and Airbus ProSky's Metron Aviation announced a new agreement to deploy the "Metron Harmony" Air Traffic Flow Management (AFTM) system to improve Air Traffic Management (ATM) in Colombia's airspace. …
CommercialVirgin America Adds New Flight Deck Alerting System Virgin America is adding the eeCrewConnect Crew Member notifications platform from 2e Systems, following a new agreement from the two companies. The system provides flight deck notifications to the flight crew…
CommercialUK Approves Thales Watchkeeper The Thales-developed Watchkeeper Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) has been issued a Release to Service by the U.K. Ministry of Defence. Thales Watchkeeper UAS. Photo, courtesy of Richard Seymour. According…
ATM ModernizationBudget Proposal Cuts NextGen, Delays Certifications [Avionics Today March 5, 2014] President Barack Obama's 2015 proposed budget received criticism from the aviation community, as the proposal would cut funding for NextGen, delays aircraft and avionics certifications, and impose…
Embedded AvionicsCurtiss Wright Unveils First Rugged XMC Single Board Computer [Avionics Today March 5, 2014] Curtiss Wright has introduced its first rugged XMC single board computer, XMC-109, designed to increase processing applications with a low energy footprint. XMC-109. Photo, courtesy of…
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