GE Aviation wins Boeing KC-46 tanker flight management system approval

GE Aviation wins Boeing KC-46 tanker flight management system approval: 14 February, 2018: GE Aviation, a world-leading provider of commercial and military jet engines, and avionics, digital solutions and electrical power systems for aircraft has secured approval for its flight management system from the Boeing KC-46 tanker program.

GE Aviation wins Boeing KC-46 tanker flight management system approval

GE Aviation, a world-leading provider of commercial and military jet engines, and avionics, digital solutions and electrical power systems for aircraft has secured approval for its flight management system from the Boeing KC-46 tanker program. The approval is a result of Boeing securing an amended type certification from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the 767-2C aircraft configuration of the KC-46 aircraft. The flight management system and communications management applications (CMA) are part of the KC-46 mission control system, which manages the aircraft mission.