Business & GABombardier Scraps 24 Orders in Sales Restructure Bombardier has scrapped $1.75 billion in airplane orders in its sales restructure. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Today 01-14-2016] Bombardier Business Aircraft has announced further restructure with the aim to improve its business model…
CommercialAirbus Seeks Innovation, Supply Chain Support for Production Increase [Avionics Today 01-12-2016] Airbus President and CEO Fabrice Bregier discussed some ambitious plans for the French airframe manufacturer moving forward in 2016 and beyond at the company's annual press conference Tuesday. Among…
MilitaryIsrael’s F-35’s Begin Taking Shape Aharon Marmarosh, director, Israel Ministry of Defense Mission in New York, leaves a commemorative message on F-35A aircraft AS-1, Israel's first F-35 "Adir" aircraft, at the Lockheed Martin F-35 production facility in…
MilitaryAirbus and Provincial Aerospace Announce AirPro SAR Joint Venture Canada’s AirbusC295W. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 01-12-2016] Airbus Defence and Space and Provincial Aerospace have established the AirPro SAR Services (AirPro), a joint venture that, upon contract award, will be the Canadian…
CommercialIcelandair to Equip with STG Lighting STG Aerospace next generation saf-Tglo SuperSeal UltraLite (SSUL) photoluminescent floorpath lighting. Photo: STG Aerospace [Avionics Today 01-12-2016] Icelandair will equip its 767 aircraft with STG Aerospace next generation saf-Tglo SuperSeal UltraLite (SSUL)…
CommercialLumexis Incorporates New Tech in its IFE System [Avionics Today 01-12-2016] Lumexis Corporation is leveraging next generation hardware and software technology in their Fiber-To-The-Screen (FTTS) Gen-4 and iPAX In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) systems. Lumexis will implement the Android Lollipop (or Android…
ATM ModernizationFAA to Consider New Airline Pilot Training Requirements [Avionics Today 01-12-2016] A new report from the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recommends the FAA develop new guidance and standards to ensure airline pilots are not…
Embedded AvionicsMDA Inks Contract to Revamp CP-140 Radar Ground Systems [Avionics Today 01-13-2016] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed a contract amendment for $2.1 million with Canada's Department of National Defense to provide upgrades to the ground systems supporting the radar…