ATM ModernizationSafran and Duncan Aviation Partner to Provide ADS-B Out Solution [Avionics Today 11-13-2014] Safran Engineering Services and Nebraska-based Duncan Aviation are developing an Approved Model List Supplemental Type Certificate (AML-STC), for Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) Out, utilizing the Rockwell Collins…
CommercialRockwell Collins Rapidly Advancing Cockpit Voice Recognition Technology [Avionics Today 11-13-2014] In the future, pilots will be able to use voice recognition technology to perform flight deck tasks and functions that today are only manageable by hand. While cockpit voice…
ATM ModernizationChina Prepares for Future Aviation Growth With Avionics, Infrastructure Investments [Avionics Today 11-13-2014] Over the next two decades, China will become the world's largest air passenger market, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), who projects the country will surpass the…
CommercialAT&T Drops Aircraft Connectivity Plans [Avionics Today 11-13-2014] AT&T has decided to drop its future plans for an Air-to-Ground (ATG) 4G aircraft connectivity network that was first announced in April. At the time, the telecommunications provider had…
Business & GAMooney Unveils New M-10 Series at Airshow China [Avionics Today 11-13-2014] The recently resurrected General Aviation (GA) airframe manufacturer Mooney announced at Airshow China that it is currently working on a line of two-seater aircraft, the M10 series. The announcement…
Business & GAEmbraer Forecasts 700 New Jets to be Delivered to Latin America by 2033 Embraer jets. Photo: Embraer [Avionics Today 11-13-2014] Embraer Commercial Aviation forecasts that airlines in Latin America will take delivery of 700 new jets in the 70 to 130-seat segment over the next…
Business & GASideways: Texas Students Collaborate on Vertical-Capability Rotary UAS Luis Garcia Carrillo works with a student to test unmanned aerial vehicles capable of vertical flight. Photo: tamucc (flickr) [Avionics Today 11-12-2014] Students at Texas A&M University are currently developing an Unmanned…
Business & GANew Jeppesen Electronic Flight Folder Aims to Enhance Flight Planning Jeppesen offices. Photo: Sunlakes Aero Club [Avionics Today 11-12-2014] Jeppesen has introduced a new Electronic Flight Folder (EFF) service that aims to enhance flight-planning operations for airlines. The new EFF service increases…
ATM ModernizationNATS CEO Urges Market-Based Approach to ATM Over Lagging Regulation [Avionics Today 11-12-2014] Addressing transport officials in Rome last week, NATS CEO Richard Deakin urged the European Commission to take a new approach to reforming the fragmented European air traffic network. Richard…
CommercialSafran and AVIC Enter into Turboprop Engine Joint Venture [Avionics Today 11-12-2014] Safran and AVIC signed, through their respective companies Snecma and SAIC, a framework agreement on the creation of a joint venture in China for the production of turboprop engine…