ATM ModernizationAviation Industry Looks to Prevent ATC Closings in October Aviation industry groups are looking to prevent a repeat in 2014 of the impact that the $85 billion in government spending cuts known as sequestration had on airlines, manufacturers and air travelers…
ATM ModernizationSatellite-Based Landing System Begins Operations at Frankfurt Airport Germany's Frankfurt Airport has begun operating a new generation satellite-based landing system, the NORMARC 8100 CAT III Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS), designed to increase runway capacity under low visibility conditions. …
CommercialThales to Feature RFID Tracking on New IFE Systems Thales will incorporate MAINtag Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags on all of its new in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems onboard Airbus A350 XWB, A380 and new production Boeing aircraft. The tags, FLYtag nano…
CommercialMilitary Maintenance: Meeting the Challenge Unlike the U.S.airlines, the U.S. military is still flying and supporting aircraft with avionics systems whose technological heyday is long past. These systems — as well as those of more recent vintage…
CommercialQ&A: Thales In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity The market for in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) is making rapid changes, just as the connectivity systems are on the ground. Increasingly, customers are relying more on their own devices, including tablet…
CommercialProduct Focus: Databus and Connector Technologies Companies providing support systems, such as data and video buses and connectors, are under pressure to address the shifting technology needs for new and older aircraft. Industry demands for greater bandwidth and…
Editor's NoteNew Products Airborne Servers Kontron launched the next-generation of its ACE Flight 600 general purpose airborne servers product line. The company said the ACE Flight 600 is specifically designed to meet advanced communication application…
CommercialSystem Design: Fixing the 787’s Batteries Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner is a complex design and massive engineering task that few people can truly appreciate. Not only is it an advanced composite structure aircraft with a loaded take-off weight of…
Editor's NotePeople Rob Higby StandardAero appointed Rob Higby vice president, sales and marketing for its Airlines & Fleets (A&F) business. Higby will lead StandardAero’s A&F sales efforts on CFM56, CF34, PW100, PT6, PW600, AE3007…
ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: Furloughed Avionics Editor in Chief Emily Feliz After a few tense days, and hours and hours of flight delays endured by passengers, air traffic controllers, furloughed by silly sequestration cuts, went back to…