CommercialFAA Announces Final Rules for Supersonic Flight Testing in US The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced final rules for civil supersonic test flights in the United States in a Jan. 6 press release. Supersonic flights in the U.S. are still prohibited, however,…
Business & GAWhat's Trending in Aerospace - November 15, 2020 Check out the Nov. 15 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the latest headlines happening across the global aerospace industry. Commercial Emirates Group…
CommercialGE's Blockchain-Powered Wellness App Makes Debut at Albany International Airport Albany International Airport has become the first to start using a new blockchain-powered smartphone application that uses QR codes to show passengers real-time tracking of cleaning of touchpoints and surfaces throughout terminals,…
Business & GAWhat's Trending in Aerospace - October 18, 2020 Check out the Oct. 18 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the latest headlines happening across the global aerospace industry. Commercial Airlines Delta…
CommercialFormer Embraer Commercial Aviation CEO to Take Lead at GE Aviation On the same day Embraer took steps to reintegrate its commercial aviation business after plans to merge with Boeing fell through, John Slattery, former CEO of the Brazilian airplane maker’s commercial division,…
Business & GARegional Aviation Likely Commercial Test Bed for Hybrid and All-Electric Aircraft While aviation companies are predicting the electrification of airliners, the commercial test bed will be regional aviation, including urban air mobility, and the fielding timeline looks to be 2030 at the earliest.…
Business & GABombardier/GE Aviation Smart Link Plus to Offer Data Options The Smart Link Plus health monitoring unit that Bombardier Aviation and GE Aviation are working to roll out later this year is to customize the release of data to the needs of…
ConnectivityAirlines Invest in New Connectivity, Digital and Avionics Tech at Dubai Airshow Prominent Middle eastern carriers, including Emirates, Middle East Airlines and Qatar Airways among others made significant investments in new in-flight connectivity, digital analytics and avionics upgrades during the first two days of…
Business & GAGE, Bombardier Bring Free Health Monitoring Upgrade to 2,500 Business Jets A new partnership that has been developing over the past year will see Bombardier and GE Aviation bringing a new health monitoring unit, the Smart Link Plus, as a free upgrade to…
Business & GAFlexjet to Deploy New Flight Data Management System on Corporate Jets Flexjet is in the process of completing the largest-ever implementation of GE Aviation’s wireless flight data management system across a fleet of 150 corporate jets. The investment in the avionics and service…