PILATUS PC-21 TRAINER AIRCRAFT TO RECEIVE CANADIAN AVIONICS

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Swiss aerospace developer Pilatus Aircraft has awarded Canadian firm CMC Electronics a contract to supply avionics for its PC-21 next-generation pilot trainers. The contract covers the delivery of flight management systems, SparrowHawk heads-up display (HUD) subsystems, and CMA-5024 global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. CMC’s civil-certified flight management system features specialized functions for reduced workload […]

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SITA PASSENGER PROCESSING SOLUTIONS FOR INDIA AIRPORTS

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SITA, a technology provider for the travel and transport industry, has secured a landmark deal with the Airports Authority of India to provide technology to 43 of India’s biggest airports. India’s Civil Aviation is among the fastest-growing aviation markets globally and will be a major growth engine delivering an estimated (US) $5 trillion economy by […]

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FLYING FUEL CELLS

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Aviation propulsion systems are a major factor in achieving zero emissions in the skies and MTU Aero Engines is working on various concepts for all thrust and power ratings to achieve the aviation industry’s big goal. “Among other things, we are forging ahead with the full electrification of the powertrain,” said MTU CEO Lars Wagner. […]

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GROWING RELIANCE ON TECHNOLOGY

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With the pandemic grounding aircraft globally, the aviation industry and all parties in its extended supply chain suffered a devastating blow. While freight forwarders and cargo carriers still enjoyed some profit, the rest of the aviation value chain was all but decimated. The figures were dire, and according to McKinsey & Company, airlines haemorrhaged (US) […]

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