Latest Articles by Rich Abbot

Commercial

Spirit AeroSystems Announces CEO Transition 

Spirit Aerosystems COO Tom Gentile. Photo: Spirit Aerosystems.  [Avionics Magazine 06-08-2016] Spirit AeroSystems announced that Larry Lawson, its president and CEO, has decided to retire on July 31. Lawson joined Spirit in…

Commercial

Shadow Tactical UAS Surpasses One Million Flight Hours

Shadow UAS. Photo: U.S. Army.  [Avionics Magazine 06-08-2016] Textron Systems has announced that its Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS) has surpassed 1 million total flight hours, becoming the only unmanned aircraft…

ATM Modernization

FAA Offers ADS-B Incentive Program

FAA requirements for its ADS-B rebate program. Photo: FAA. [Avionics Magazine 06-07-2016] U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta, and FAA Deputy Administrator Mike Whitaker today announced an upcoming rebate…

Business & GA

Cessna Completes First AeroWave Installation on CJ3

The worldwide coverage for BendixKing's AeroWave 100 service. Photo: BendixKing. [Avionics Magazine 06-07-2016] BendixKing, a division of Honeywell International, announced that Textron Aviation has recently completed the first installation and customer delivery…

Connectivity

TrueNorth Introduces Connected.Aero Service

A passenger using TrueNorth's Optelity in-flight connectivity service. Photo: TrueNorth Avionics. [Avionics Magazine 06-07-2016] TrueNorth Avionics has introduced Connected.aero, the company’s new airborne connectivity service at the Global Connected Aircraft Summit 2016.…

Business & GA

Zetta Jet Signs on for ViaSat IFC

Zetta Jet aircraft and fleet. Photo: Zetta Jet [Avionics Today 06-06-2016] Private airline Zetta Jet has selected ViaSat to supply global In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) service for passengers on its Bombardier Global ultra-long…