Commercial5 New Ideas From Airbus Student Competition Finalists Airbus has narrowed the competition down to five finalists in its fifth Fly Your Ideas challenge, the company said. The five teams represent nine nationalities and eight universities across Africa, Europe and…
Embedded AvionicsHow Avionics Are Becoming More Networked Avionics data transmission rates, protocols, topologies and physical interfaces are evolving to support higher volumes of data and more sophisticated cockpit applications in new aircraft. What avionics test instrumentation companies are finding…
CommercialAirAsia Group Signs Up for Jeppesen EFB Services AirAsia Group affiliates are set to fly with Jeppesen electronic flight bag (EFB) services, the Boeing company said. An agreement covers six airlines based in Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, India, Indonesia and the…
MilitarySLEP Mods, Avionics Upgrades Extend USAF F-16 Service Life by 50% After Lockheed Martin’s F-16 underwent Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) structural modifications, the U.S. Air Force determined it could extend the aircraft’s service life to 4,000 more equivalent flight hours than expected,…
ATM ModernizationMinneapolis Becomes 55th Airport to Receive Data Comm Data communications is now live at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, the FAA said. Controllers and pilots can now transmit information, like clearances, revised flight plans and advisories, “with the touch of a…
CommercialBoeing Invests in ‘Hybrid to Electric’ Aircraft Startup Boeing’s newly launched venture investment division, HorizonX, along with JetBlue Technology Ventures, is investing in a Kirkland, Wash.-based startup that is pursuing the development of alternative propulsion aircraft. According to the startup’s…
MilitaryLockheed Martin, USAF Demos Open Mission Systems on F-16 Drone The autonomous F-16 flight demonstrations had to show three key objectives in order to be deemed successful, Lockheed Martin said. The ability to autonomously plan and execute air-to-ground strike missions based on…
CommercialEASA, FAA Certificate TAWS Mode 5 Alerting for Q400 The Blue Avionics BA-440 Router/Filter has been certified to provide terrain awareness warning system (TAWS) Mode 5 alerting during localizer performance with vertical guidance (LPV) approach and required navigation performance approach using…
ATM ModernizationEurocontrol CONOPS for Next Generation GNSS Awaits Stakeholder Feedback Eurocontrol’s initial version of the concept of operations (CONOPS) for use of the next-generation global navigation satellite system (GNSS) in aviation is currently being distributed to stakeholders, Eurocontrol said. The CONCOPs was…
Connectivity5 Aircraft Engine Health Questions With Pratt & Whitney Canada Aircraft engine health monitoring is one of the most critical activities for every business, commercial and military, fixed- and rotary-wing operator looking to predict current and future maintenance needs across their fleets. Several…