ConnectivityAircraft Interface Devices: Onboard Data Cruncher, EFB Extender Helping to drive this improvement is a new market that is further enhancing the usability of the cockpit EFB. Aircraft interface devices (AIDs) are hardware platforms that enable the interface between an…
Business & GAAircraft Cockpit Control Upgrades in High Demand In 2017, nine aircraft models are projected to enter service from OEMs including Airbus, Boeing, Embraer, Gulfstream, the Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China and United Aircraft Corp. All cockpits are designed
ConnectivityA Tech-Heavy Start to 2017 Looking back on 2017’s first three months makes me realize how the aerospace industry continually evolves. There’s always a new way of flying and maintaining aircraft, getting data to and from them…
Embedded AvionicsADS-B Buyer's Guide: Part 25 Business Jets Kicking off the series is a focus on Part 25 business jets. While it would be impossible for us to give guidance on every make and model of aircraft available, here’s some…
Business & GAThe Changing Landscape of European Business Aviation Europe’s business aviation sector is on the cusp of momentous change that could see operators’ access to small and regional airports increase through the combined use of satellite-based navigation and
Embedded AvionicsAEE to Analyze Major Avionics Industry Trends in Munich Heads-up display (HUD) technology using three-dimensional aircraft windshield projection, RNP to xLS and avionics systems architectures of future air transport aircraft are just a few of the avionics concepts and technologies that will…
MilitaryUAC's Sukhoi Begins Flight Tests of 'Baguette' Replacement for PAK-FA A division of United Aircraft Corp.’s (UAC) Sukhoi has begun flight tests of a new computing system for the T-50 (PAK-FA), UAC said. This new system would replace 2004’s “Baguette” system. It…
ATM ModernizationRockwell Collins Adjusts Fiscal 2017 Financial Guidance Post-B/E Aerospace Acquisition The second quarter of fiscal year 2017 has been a good one for Rockwell Collins. The company reported a 2% increase in reported sales compared to the same quarter last year, at…
Business & GALondon Oxford Airport Spots Trend in Larger Business Jets London Oxford Airport said, according to data from WINGX and Eurocontrol, it finished 2016 as the sixth-busiest London airport for business and general aviation, and it entered the new year as the…
Business & GATextron Firm on Aircraft Prices, Even After Slow Q1 Textron’s first quarter 2017 financial results showed revenues of $3.1 billion, down 3.4% from the first quarter of 2016. However, Textron Chairman and CEO Scott C. Donnelly said the results are “consistent…