Military

FACE Consortium Launches Under Open Group

Photo: Abaco Systems [Avionics Magazine 10-06-2016] The open group of the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Conformance Program has launched. The FACE Conformance Program defines the processes to verify, certify, and provide…

Business & GA

Constant Aviation to Develop Gogo 4G STCs

Constant Aviation maintenance technician working on an aircraft. Photo: Constant Aviation [Avionics Magazine 10-06-2016] As Gogo Business Aviation continues toward the scheduled launch of its 4G service in the first half of…

Commercial

SpiceJet Cockpits Go Paperless with Arconics AeroDocs

SpiceJet aircraft leaving runway. Photo: Wikimedia [Avionics Magazine 10-05-2016] Aircraft software company Arconics will deliver its AeroDocs aviation document management system software to SpiceJet. SpiceJet is a fast-growing Low Cost Carrier (LCC)…

Business & GA

Rockwell Collins to service US Army Black Hawk Displays

The UH-60M Black Hawk’s MFD-268C4 provides multiple video interfaces, as well as advanced graphic engines, safety critical processing and Active Matrix LCD technologies. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Magazine 10-05-2016] The long-standing relationship…

ATM Modernization

FAA Lays Out 15-Year Plans for PBN NAS Navigation Strategy

Photo: SITA [Avionics Today 10-04-2016] FAA Administrator Michael Huerta has signed off on the Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) National Airspace System (NAS) Navigation Strategy, the FAA’s Navigation and Landing Branch Manager Donna Creasap…

ATM Modernization

Aireon Lands Second Data Services Agreement with African ANSP

Control tower. Photo: Aireon [Avionics Today 10-04-2016] Aireon signed a data services agreement with the Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA), the air traffic services provider in the Seychelles Flight Information Region (FIR).…