Business & GAHoneywell Reports Strong Aerospace Finish to 2015 [Avionics Today 02-01-2016] Honeywell CEO Dave Cote told analysts and reporters during the company's 2015 earnings call Jan. 29 that the aerospace segment is in a prime position to capture lucrative opportunities…
Editor's NoteRotorcraft Market and the Challenges of Modernization Heli-Expo, one of the “must-attend” events for anyone interested in the rotorcraft industry, is just around the corner. In this edition of Avionics, our Associate Editor Woodrow Bellamy III takes a closer…
Embedded AvionicsNext Generation Aircraft and the Business Case for Real-time Analytics in the Cockpit With the debut of new data-centric aircraft, such as the Boeing 787 and the Airbus A350, the era of big data analytics has arrived. Passenger-driven Wi-Fi systems are leading the charge for…
ATM ModernizationThe FAA’s New ADS-B Airworthiness Guidance Explained The FAA published Revision B to AC 20-165B, which provides aviation industry guidance for the installation and airworthiness approval for Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast Out (ADS-B Out) avionics solutions. We talked to…
Editor's NoteICAO Q&A: ADS-B, ASBUs and Aircraft Tracking All of the airspace modernization programs currently occurring across the globe, including the FAA’s NextGen in the United States and Single European Sky in Europe, are part of the International Civil Aviation…
ATM ModernizationNextGen and Helicopters: Where are the Benefits? Over the last year, the FAA has actively engaged with the industry to address any and all avionics issues associated with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) and other helicopter avionics concerns as part…
CommercialAircraft Maintenance in the Wireless Revolution Aircraft maintenance is heading toward a wireless revolution. Now, aircraft technicians can analyze aircraft operating data using tablets and most new aircraft fly with a central server onboard or an Aircraft Health…
Editor's NoteAircraft Cyber Security Protection Scaling Up The Avionics Magazine aircraft cyber security Upgrade Central survey produced results showing 37 percent of readers that operate mostly fixed wing aircraft have needs to acquire new aircraft cyber security technology. In…
CommercialBoeing’s 737 MAX 8 Makes First Flight Following the successful first flight of the 737 MAX, (L-R) Boeing Chief Test Pilot and Vice President of Flight Operations Craig Bomben, 737 MAX Chief Pilot Ed Wilson and Keith Leverkuhn, vice…
Business & GAMaxcraft Avionics FAA-Approved to Install Garmin Navigators in Sikorsky Aircraft Garmin GNS or GTN series navigator in the Sikorsky S76A/C cockpit. Photo: Maxcraft Avionics [Avionics Today 02-01-2016] Maxcraft Avionics has received FAA validation to install Garmin GNS or GTN series navigators in…