CommercialEtihad Airways Launches Wi-Fly Connectivity Service Etihad Airways on Monday launched its Etihad Wi-Fly in-flight Internet and mobile connectivity service, powered by the Panasonic Avionics Global Communications Suite. The airline’s first aircraft equipped with Panasonic’s communications technology, an…
CommercialAeroVironment, CybAero Form Partnership AeroVironment entered into a strategic relationship with Sweden-based CybAero AB to develop and distribute a Tier II vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system in response to requests from multiple customers.…
MilitaryBoeing, JVC Look to Provide More Realism in Military Pilot Training Boeing and JVC announced new technology aimed at bringing more realism to military rotary and fixed-wing pilot training. The two companies demonstrated the Constant Resolution Visual System (CRVS), which provides constant target…
MilitaryElbit Systems Introduces IMOD Future Trainer Aircraft Program Elbit Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have teamed up to establish and operate a new flight training center to train Israeli Air Force pilots with the Aermacchi M3461 training aircraft. Advanced…
ATM ModernizationFAA Activates WAM System in Colorado FAA has activated Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) technology for air traffic controllers (ATC) at Montrose Regional Airport in western Colorado. WAM uses a network of small sensors in remote areas to send…
CommercialProduct Focus: Databus Technology Fundamental technology change usually comes about at a very deliberate pace in the aircraft industry. This is especially true when it comes to the databuses that help run critical operations onboard civil…
ATM ModernizationNew Products IFE Monitors Lumexis, based in Irvine, Calif., introduced two high-definition TV displays — a 10.1-inch and a companion 12.1-inch, expanding its lineup which already includes 8.9-inch, 15.4-inch and 23-inch monitors. Deliveries of…
CommercialColumn: Avionics and Rosetta Stone Over the last few decades the foundation for on-board software, hardware and overall platform and system design assurance slowly but surely has been laid. DO-178B (now C) revolutionized software design assurance, then…
Business & GAColumn: Who’s Flying This Plane? Hold on, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are coming to civilian airspace near you! Trainers and aviation authorities worldwide are preparing for the forecast boom of civil-use UASs in the next decade. One…
CommercialPerspectives: Cooperation Key to DO-178 Update The RTCA and EUROCAE have released new software certification guidelines that are already having an impact on new designs in the United States and Europe. The venerable DO-178B/ED-12B has been updated and…