CommercialBoeing CEO Comment on Pacific Trade Agreement Progress Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing president and CEO. Photo: Boeing [Aviation Today 10-06-2015] Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing president and CEO, commented on the progress being made on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a large free-trade agreement…
MilitaryInternational Flight Test Institute and the Civil Aviation Administration of China Sign Flight Test Training Agreement International Flight Test Institute (IFTI) CEO Bill Korner at the Commercial Aircraft Company of China's (COMAC) first international civil flight test symposium. Photo: RTI [Aviation Today 10-06-2015] In response to its growing…
ATM ModernizationSouthwest Airlines Director of Flight Operations Talks Fleet Modernization [Avionics Magazine 10-06-2015] With NextGen, In-Flight Connectivity (IFC), constant capacity restraints, and an ever-changing operations landscape, airlines have their work cut out for them when it comes to modernizing a fleet. Avionics…
ATM ModernizationFAA’s Compliance Philosophy Signals Safety Evolution FAA Administrator Michael Huerta. Photo: FAA [Aviation Today 10-06-2015] The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta announced the next step in the FAA’s continuing evolution of working with those…
Business & GATech Mahindra to Develop Ground Support System for C Series AHMS Bombardier C Series aircraft. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Today 10-05-2015] Tech Mahindra has signed an agreement with Bombardier Commercial Aircraft to develop the Aircraft Ground Support System (AGSS) for Bombardier's Aircraft Health Management…
ATM ModernizationSpirit Offers C-21A 'Unique' Avionics Upgrade C-21A aircraft. Photo: U.S. Air Force [Avionics Today 10-05-2015] Spirit Aeronautics claims it has developed a unique avionics upgrade program that modernizes military C-21A aircraft that will meet the demands of worldwide…
ATM ModernizationThales ATM to Modernize Shanghai Metroplex [Avionics Today 10-05-2015] Thales and Beijing Easy Sky Technology (BEST, a Thales joint venture) have jointly signed a contract with the Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) East Air Traffic Management Bureau…
ATM ModernizationA6 Alliance Expands Support for SESAR Deployment Members of the A6 Steering Group meet to sign the revised Memorandum of Cooperation. Photo: A6 Alliance [Avionics Today 10-05-2015] The leaders of Europe’s Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs), the A6 Alliance,…