Panama-based Copa Airlines has selected Rockwell Collins' avionics for 37 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The systems include the multiscan threat detection system, which identifies weather threats, and the GLU-925 multimode receiver, which is certified for precision landing using global navigation satellite systems or instrument landing systems.
Source: Flight Daily News
After months of flight-testing a prototype capable of taking off and landing with 46m (150ft) of runway, US aircraft developer Electra has revealed the design for its proposed production aircraft – the EL9 Ultra Short.
ATR has ended its effort to develop a short take-off and landing (STOL) variant of the ATR 42-600 after failing to secure as many orders as it had hoped.
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has recorded a decline in spurious terrain warnings since implementing defensive crew procedures against GPS spoofing and interference earlier this year. Wizz Air Hungary flight-data monitoring manager Akos Steigervald detailed the carrier’s experience during the annual European Union Aviation Safety Agency conference in Budapest ...
