ATM ModernizationRockwell Collins Revenue Surpasses Expectations as CEO Turns to IMS Expansion Rockwell Collins CEO Kelly Ortberg. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 04-24-2015] With Rockwell Collins’ profits rising 6.5 percent in their latest earnings report, the company remains optimistic on several fronts as their upward momentum…
Business & GAExelis Launches Situational Awareness Tool for UAS Exelis’ new application improves UAS situational awareness. Photo: Exelis [Avionics Today 04-23-2015] Exelis has launched its first airspace situational awareness tool designed specifically for Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) operations in the United…
CommercialNorthrop Grumman, US Navy UAS Makes In-Flight Refueling a Reality The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration aircraft. Photo: Northrop Grumman [Avionics Today 04-23-2015] Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy’s X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) aircraft has successfully demonstrated fully…
CommercialSouthwest Posts Record First Quarter Revenues Southwest posts record first quarter. Photo: Paul Thompson (flickr) [Avionics Today 04-23-2015] Southwest Airlines racked up a record first quarter with net income coming in at $453 million, a huge jump over…
Business & GAPresagis Acquisition Opens Door to Airframe, Avionics Software Collaboration Presagis avionics design software. Photo: Presagis [Avionics Today 04-23-2015] Presagis, a provider of commercial modeling, simulation and embedded software, has acquired intellectual property from Flexible Software Solutions that will allow the company…
ATM ModernizationEquip 2020: The Latest on ADS-B Equipage, Pricing, Privacy Issues [Avionics 04-23-2015] The Equip 2020 working group held its last monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 22. The group has reportedly addressed and evaluated the majority of the issues that it was originally…
ATM ModernizationUS Postal Service Looks into UAS Horsefly UAS delivering a package. Photo: Workhorse Group [Avionics Today 04-22-2015] The United States Postal Service (USPS) has released a shortlist of companies bidding to build its next generation of delivery vehicles…
CommercialBoeing Posts Big Numbers in First Quarter 2015 Earnings Report Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 04-22-2015] Boeing released strong first quarter 2015 results with revenue reaching $22.1 billion, an 8 percent increase over the same period in 2014, which the…