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Business & GA

AirMule VTOL UAS Completes First Autonomous Flight

AirMule VTOL UAS. Photo: Tactical Robotics [Avionics Today 01-05-2016] Tactical Robotics’ AirMule Vertical TakeOff and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) has successfully completed its first autonomous, untethered flight at the Megiddo…

Business & GA

Bombardier Delivers First Q400 Cargo-Combi

Takashi Irei, President, Ryukyu Air Commuter and Hugues Lessard, VPGM, Operations, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Today 1-04-2016] Bombardier has delivered the very first Q400 cargo-combi aircraft to Ryukyu Air Commuter…

ATM Modernization

NATS to Assess European FAB Safety Culture

UK ANSP NATS has been contracted by Eurocontrol to asses FAB safety culture. Photo: NATS [Avionics Today 1-04-2016] Eurocontrol has contracted NATS to help assess aviation safety culture in Europe. Led by…

Commercial

Finnair Reveals Plans to Modernize Fleet

Finnair Embraer W170 aircraft. Photo: Wikimedia (Teemu Pesonen) [Avionics Today 1-04-2016] Finnair has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with BOC Aviation, a Singapore-based subsidiary of Bank of China specializing in aircraft…

ATM Modernization

5 Aviation Industry Topics to Watch in 2016

[Avionics Today 01-04-2016] 2016 is going to be a busy year for the aviation industry in both the commercial and military sectors. Regulators will continue to scramble to keep up with aircraft…