CommercialAir Tanzania Orders $200 Million in Bombardier Commercial Aircraft Bombardier Q400. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Magazine 12-02-2016] The United Republic of Tanzania represented by the Tanzanian Government Flight Agency (TGFA) has signed firm purchase agreements for two Bombardier Commercial CS300 jetliners and…
MilitaryRockwell Collins Teams with Bluedrop Training for Joint Simulation Training Solutions Bluedrop cockpit training simulation. Photo: Bluedrop Training and Simulation [Avionics Magazine 12-02-2016] Rockwell Collins and Bluedrop Training and Simulation Inc. (BTSI) have signed an agreement that will allow the companies to jointly…
CommercialRocket Start-Up Plans to Offer Hypersonic Flight by 2019 GOLauncher test vehicle desert landing. Photo: Generation Orbit [Avionics Magazine 12-01-2016] A new satellite launch company could be well on its way to making hypersonic travel a reality before the end of the…
MilitaryLockheed’s T-50A APT Offering Kicks off Operations Lockheed Martin/KAI T-50-A. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Magazine 12-01-2016] With the initial test flight taking place on Nov. 19, the Lockheed Martin T-50A has begun operations in Greenville, South Carolina. Lockheed Martin/Korean…
ATM ModernizationCalling on Avionics' Brightest This year, I am calling on the avionics industry’s brightest minds to submit white papers and case studies that you believe can solve some of the industry’s biggest challenges. As always in…
ATM ModernizationPay to Play: The Cost of ADS-B and Where to Find Financial Assistance When FAA published the final Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) rule in May 2010 mandating that aircraft flying in certain controlled airspace be equipped with ADS-B Out by January 1, 2020, there was…
ATM ModernizationAn Operator's Guide to Flight Tracking Solutions Flight tracking solutions have been popping up right and left since the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) early 2016 adoption of aircraft tracking provisions spurred by the loss of Malaysia Airlines airliner…
Business & GAThe Evolution of Civil Aviation Displays Cockpit displays, which serve as key sources of pilot situational awareness, are becoming more intuitive and easier to use. Technologies, often first used or envisioned in the military sector, will help to…
CommercialColombian Plane Crash Black Boxes Found, Authorities Point to Loss of Fuel Flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder recovered from the wreckage of LaMia Bolivia airlines flight 2933. Photo: Aerocivil Colombia [Avionics Magazine 12-01-2016] “Staff from [the Colombian Aviation Authority] located two black…
CommercialKratos Wins Contract for Unmanned Aerial Drone Systems Kratos Unmanned Aerial Target Systems. Photo: Kratos [Avionics Magazine 12-01-2016] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ Unmanned Systems Division (USD) has won a contract award from an unnamed source for multiple high performance…
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