Business & GABombardier Receives Order for 20 Challenger 350s Bombardier Challenger 350. Photo: Bombardier Business Aircraft [Avionics Today 04-01-2016] Bombardier Business Aircraft has received a firm order for 20 Challenger 350 aircraft. For competitive reasons, the customer will remain undisclosed at…
CommercialPlay the Avionics News Quiz of April 1 This week Airbus and Boeing finally reconciled their differences and formed one giant company called BoeBus. Did we fool you? Probably not. We hope you’re much better at this week’s News Quiz…
CommercialMiddle East Airlines Show the Way In Technology Investments In this edition, we put the spotlight on a number of case studies of different metroplexes around the United States, and where they are with their NextGen initiatives. We look in…
ATM ModernizationShow Me the Money: How Metroplex Redesigns are Impacting the Bottom Line The FAA, alongside the National Air Traffic Controller’s Association (NATCA) and airline partners are redesigning airspace and addressing inefficiencies, introducing new Performance Based Navigation (PBN) procedures, and making use of Time…
Embedded AvionicsIntegration, Certification and Equipment Obsolescence on the Road to ADS-B Compliance Less than 10 percent of U.S. airlines have ADS-B capability on board, leaving tens of thousands of airliners and hundreds of thousands of general aviation aircraft still in need of equipage.…
ConnectivityWire and Cable: Aircraft EWIS and SWAP in Focus Aircraft wire and cable needs continue to be a major trend for readers of Avionics Magazine, as 100 percent of respondents to our industry survey this year said they need to…
CommercialAvionics Modifications Q&A With Bob Dankers From Boeing As airspace mandates come into effect and a continued desire to improve fuel burn and overall efficiency grows, airlines across the globe are performing aftermarket avionics upgrades on their aircraft. Meanwhile,…
ConnectivityConnected thinking required to keep cybersecurity threats at bay In-flight connectivity has introduced a raft of well-documented passenger and operational benefits, but it has a more sinister flip-side. As aircraft become more and more connected, the aviation industry faces an…
ConnectivityMiddle East Airlines Invest to Gain a Step Ahead Photo: Etihad Airways When it comes to investing in new technologies, avionics and connectivity, airlines in the Middle East are some of the most ambitious around. Airlines such as Emirates, flydubai and…
Embedded AvionicsAir Force Contracts Ball, SiCore to Assess Avionics Vulnerabilities Photo: BAE Systems [Avionics Today 04-01-2016] The Air Force has awarded both Ball Aerospace & Technologies and SiCore Technologies individual $47.9-million contracts to develop risk mitigation tools and techniques for the U.S.…