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October 13, 2014

Airborne 10.13.14: Embraer L500/450 Progress, NASA Wants U, Afghan Scrapped Planes

Also: Avidyne MLB100, UAV Market Update, NJ NIMBYs Strike Again, Stolen ABQ Balloon Follow-Up

Embraer broke ground last Thursday on its Legacy 500 and Legacy 450 assembly complex in Melbourne, Florida. At the ceremony, which included Florida Governor Rick Scott, and Brevard County and city officials, the Company celebrated this significant addition to its existing 212,000 square-foot campus at Melbourne International Airport. NASA is inviting the public to send their names on a microchip to destinations beyond low-Earth orbit, including Mars. Your name will begin its journey on a dime-sized microchip when the agency's Orion spacecraft launches December 4th on its first flight, designated Exploration Flight Test-1. The Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Recon

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Report: Flight Management System Market Worth $912.20 Million By 2020

Competitive Segment Has A Limited Number Of Companies

A new report titled "Flight Management System Market by Cockpit Architecture (VLA, WB, NB, and RTA), Hardware (FMC, CDU, and VDU), Maintenance (Line-fit and Retrofit) & by Geography (North America, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Europe) - Forecast Analysis to 2014 - 2020", published by MarketsandMarkets indicates that the global flight management system market is estimated to be $601.36 million in 2014.

Provides ADS-B IN Traffic And Weather For Avidyne Display Systems

Avidyne has introduced the MLB100 Datalink Receiver for ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast) IN. The receiver is designed to provide ADS-B traffic and Flight Information System-Broadcast (FIS-B) weather information for display on Avidyne’s new IFD540 and IFD440 FMS/GPS/NAV/COMs, as well as EX600, EX500 and EX5000 Multi-Function Displays (MFD).