ATM Modernization

Brazilian Air Traffic Communications Receive Vocality Update

[Avionics Magazine 06-20-2016] Vocality and RSA Engineering have completed a replacement of the obsolete satellite-based communications system used for Air Traffic Control (ATC) voice and data services throughout Brazilian airspace. This satellite-based…

Commercial

Why Boeing and Airbus are Pushing for IPS

[Avionics Magazine 06-20-2016] Airbus and Boeing are both likely looking to include Internet Protocol Suite (IPS) as a line fit solution on their aircraft once standards for a new IP-based network infrastructure…

ATM Modernization

Avinor to Join European ANSP iTEC Collaboration

[Avionics Magazine 06-17-2016] Norwegian Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) Avinor has joined a collaboration project between the U.K., Germany, Spain and the Netherlands that seeks to use iTEC as a common flight…

Business & GA

Piper M600 Achieves Type Certification

[Avionics Magazine 06-17-2016] Piper Aircraft announced today that the company's newest flagship aircraft, the Piper M600, has now received type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The company validated the M600's…

ATM Modernization

US Air Traffic Controller Staffing Reaches 27-Year Low

[Avionics Magazine 06-17-2016] National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) President Paul Rinaldi told the House Aviation Subcommittee this week that the number of fully certified air traffic controllers, already at a 27-year…

Commercial

Eurocontrol RTS Gathers Data on RPAS Integration

From the bottom: Gabor Petnehazy, Julia Sanchez, Stefan Oze and Anastasiia Sobchenko during the small scale RTS demonstration at the Eurocontrol Experimental Centre. Photo: Eurocontrol [Avionics Today 06-16-2016] In late May, a…