Business & GARhode Island Airport Brings On SITA Cloud-Based Tech to Attract International Flights T.F. Green Airport in Rhode Island. Photo: SITA [Avionics Today 05-06-2015] In a move to make T.F. Green Airport (PVD) in Providence, R.I. more attractive to international carriers, the Rhode Island Airport…
MilitaryBoeing Updates Australian F/A-18 Trainers to Aid Maintenance Effectiveness Three RAAF FA-18 Hornets in formation after refueling U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Bruch [Avionics Today 05-05-2015] Boeing will update two maintenance trainers for the Royal Australian Air Force…
CommercialExelis, UAS Test Sites to Research Safe Integration into NAS Exelis’ new application improves UAS situational awareness. Photo: Exelis [Avionics Today 05-05-2015] Exelis has signed agreements with four Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-designated Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) test sites for airspace situational awareness…
Business & GAHoneywell Launches New Router to Enable Wi-Fi in the Air and on the Ground [Avionics Today 05-05-2015] Honeywell Aerospace has released the new CNX-250 multifunction router, enabling aircraft to connect to a cellular network while on the ground and transition to a satellite connection while in…
CommercialBoeing 787 Power Issue to Receive Software Fix [Avionics Today 05-05-2015] Boeing will provide a software update later this year to address an issue that causes the 787 Dreamliner's Generator Control Units (GCUs) to simultaneously go into failsafe mode after…
Embedded AvionicsRaytheon Delivers Next-Gen Forecasting Tools to National Weather Service AWIPS II. Photo: Raytheon. [Avionics Today 05-05-2015] Raytheon Company's Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System II (AWIPS II), a forecasting analysis and display toolkit, was recently installed at all coastal Atlantic National Oceanic…
ATM ModernizationEASA, IATA Publish New Pilot Training Requirements to Prevent Loss of Control [Avionics Today 05-04-2015] The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have published new training requirements for airline pilots to prevent loss of control situations. The Upset…
CommercialSwiss, Boeing Finalize Orders for Three 777s SWISS Boeing 777-300ER. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 05-04-2015] Boeing, the Lufthansa Group and Swiss International Air Lines have finalized an order for three additional 777-300ER airplanes, valued at $990 million at current…