News Archive

Business & GA

Your UAS is Getting a License Plate

[Avionics Today 10-20-2015] Hobbyists and commercial operators alike may soon have to register their Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) with the U.S. federal government. In a move to reign in UAS as numbers…

Commercial

Lufthansa Contracts Inmarsat for 10 Years of Connectivity

[Avionics Today 10-20-2015] Inmarsat has signed a contract to provide high-speed In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) services for passengers onboard Lufthansa’s European continental fleet. The contract, which follows the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) announced…

Embedded Avionics

BAE Awards Cobham $50 Million Contract for F-35

F-35 Lightning II. Photo: Cobham [Avionics Today 10-19-2015] Cobham has received a series of orders from BAE Systems for microelectronic products valued at approximately $51 million for the F-35 Lightning II platform. Cobham…

ATM Modernization

Lockheed Martin Upgrades US Air Force ATOMS

Air Defense Command and Control at Lockheed Martin. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 10-19-2015] The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to update the Air Tasking Order Management System (ATOMS),…

Commercial

Trigo Group Earns Airbus Contract to Ensure Cabin Conformity

Assembly of the A350-1000 fuselage. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 10-19-2015] Trigo Group has been awarded a contract by Airbus to provide comprehensive inspection of aircraft cabin elements for the Pan-European aircraft manufacturer…

Business & GA

Honeywell Aero Reports Steady Q3

Honeywell Aerospace offices. Photo: Honeywell [Avionics Today 10-19-2015] Honeywell has released its third quarter 2015 earnings with a 5 percent uptick in segment profit. The report showed sales for the third quarter…

ATM Modernization

DataComm Makes the Business Case, Experts Say

[Avionics Today 10-19-2015] Operators, regulatory agencies, Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) and manufacturers alike are seeing the benefits of Data Communications (DataComm) trials currently taking off in Memphis and Newark Liberty International airports…

ATM Modernization

Play the Avionics News Quiz of October 16

We’ve been awfully busy with our Avionics for NextGen conference this week, but not too busy to keep up with the latest headlines. We hope you can say the same! Take this…