MilitaryHarris Corp. Achieves F-35 Avionics Milestones Harris Corp. has achieved major cost savings and delivery milestones for avionics supporting the F-35 Lightning II, the Melbourne, Fla.-based aerospace manufacturer noted this week. Since the beginning of the F-35 program,…
ConnectivityUAS Symposium: FAA Can’t Take On Cybersecurity Alone The FAA cannot tackle the issue of cybersecurity without industry, FAA’s Wes Ryan told the crowd during a cybersecurity panel at the 2017 FAA UAS (unmanned aerial system) Symposium last week. Audience…
CommercialSense and Avoid Avionics Evaluated in New FAA Test The FAA and partners Northrop Grumman and ACSS, announced a series of successful flight tests of the sense-and-avoid avionics system for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs). The flight tests led by Northrop Grumman…
Embedded AvionicsKaney Aerospace Acquires BVR Technologies from Esterline Illinois-based aerospace engineering and manufacturing company Kaney Aerospace has completed its acquisition of BVR Technologies Co. from Esterline Corp. The combined company will operate as Kaney Aerospace with a workforce of over…
CommercialHoneywell GoDirect Update Offers Troubleshooting from Mobile Devices The latest version of Honeywell’s GoDirect toolkit mobile application offers an updated way for airline maintenance personnel to troubleshoot Wi-Fi issues, Honeywell said. Using the company’s JetWave connectivity hardware, the app can…
Embedded AvionicsWind River Platform First of its Kind to Receive FACE Certification Wind River’s VxWorks 653 platform has passed the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) conformance certification for the FACE Operating System Segment Safety Base Profile. It is the first commercial-off-the-shelf product to achieve…
MilitaryF-35 Pilots to Begin Training in New BAE Simulator BAE Systems’ Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II flight engineering simulator is up and running, the company said. Pilots can now prepare for flight trials on the U.K.’s new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft…
ConnectivitySmartSky Secures Funding to Deploy 4G ATG Network SmartSky Networks has officially raised enough equity funding to achieve the deployment of its nationwide air-to-ground 4G network. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based inflight Internet provider’s latest round of funding features the company’s…
CommercialICAO is Not Calling for Cockpit Video Cameras in New Airplanes After reports emerged in several media outlets last week noting that the International Civil Aviation Org. (ICAO) is calling for video recorders to be standard equipment in future commercial aircraft cockpits. In an…
CommercialBombardier CS100 Completes Latest Flight Testing A Bombardier C Series aircraft featuring a representative payload completed a non-stop flight from London City Airport (LCY) to John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport in New York City. The direct intercontinental flight…