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Embraer Delivers Phenom 100E to Chinese Launch Customer

Embraer’s Phenom 100E. Photo: Embraer Executive Jets [Avionics Today 12-15-2015] Embraer Executive Jets has delivered the first Phenom 100E in China. Wanfeng Aviation, a subsidiary of Wanfeng Auto Holding Group, a large…

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Play the Avionics News Quiz of December 11

The holidays are fast approaching, but not fast enough if you ask us. In the meantime there’s lots of juicy gossip on the aviation circuit to keep you occupied in the cold…

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NATS Trial Aims to Cut Holding Times

Diagram of the XMAN system. Photo: NATS [Avionics Today 12-11-2015] A project to cut aircraft holding times at Heathrow Airport has been so successful that the trial procedure has now entered permanent…

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Eurocontrol Announces Direct Route Options Across Several FABs

[Avionics Today 12-11-2015] Eurocontrol has announced that 47 new plannable Direct Routes (DCT) came into operation in continental Europe, covering the northwest-southeast axis between the United Kingdom and Hungary. In February 2016,…

Business & GA

Chile’s Vulcanair Aircraft to Equip with UTC Cloud Cap Tech

Vulcanair's P68 Observer 2 aircraft. Photo: Vulcanair [Avionics Today 12-11-2015] UTC Aerospace Systems will deliver Cloud Cap Technology TASE500 imaging systems to Vulcanair Aircraft in support of maritime search and rescue efforts…

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Ex-Im Bank Power Restored for Transactions Under $10 Million

Fred Hochberg, chairman and president of Export-Import Bank. Photo: Ex-Im Bank [Avionics Today 12-11-2015] While CEOs across the aerospace industry are welcoming the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of America (Ex-Im Bank)…