Business & GAIs the CSeries Doomed? Bombardier Approaches Airbus to Sell Stake [Avionics Today 10-08-2015] The final days before entry into service for Bombardier’s prized CSeries jetliner may be the final days for the program at all. Airbus and Bombardier both released statements yesterday…
ATM ModernizationFAA, CACI Link to Tamp Down on Rising UAS Incidents Small UAS. Photo: jacinta lluch valero [Avionics Today 10-08-2015] A steep increase in reports of small, unmanned aircraft in close proximity to runways is presenting a new challenge for the FAA. In…
ATM ModernizationThales Systems Help Integrate ADS-B into WAM in Cambodia Cambodia. Photo: Thales [Avionics Today 10-08-2015] Thales has signed a contract to provide two Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) systems for the Terminal Maneuvering Area of Siem Reap and Phnom Penh airports in…
CommercialL-3 to Missionize C-130J’s for US Coast Guard C-130J. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 10-08-2015] The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded L-3 Communications a $30 million contract to missionize two C-130J aircraft using a next-generation mission system suite. Under the five-year…
Business & GAInmarsat Signs Cobham Satcom to Design Terminal for European Aviation Network Rendering of Inmarsat’s European Aviation Network. Photo: Inmarsat [Avionics Today 10-07-2015] Inmarsat has inked a contract with Cobham Satcom, who will design and produce an advanced Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) terminal for…
CommercialRockwell Collins Introduces Enhanced ARINC AirVue FIDS [Avionics Today 10-07-2015] Rockwell Collins has rolled out a series of enhancements to its ARINC AirVue Flight Information Display System (FIDS). The company claims these changes will make it easier for airports to…
Business & GAGE Sells off Aircraft Assets to Global Jet Capital Photo: GE [Avionics Today 10-07-2015] Global Jet Capital, a company that leases large-cabin, long-range private jets, has signed an agreement to purchase approximately $2.5 billion in net assets from GE Capital's Corporate…
CommercialFinnair Becomes First European A350 XWB Operator Finnair’s first A350 XWB aircraft. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 10-07-2015] Finnair has taken delivery of the first of 19 A350 XWBs on order, thus becoming the first European operator and the third…