CommercialAirbus CTO Eremenko to Leave Post for UTC Just two days ago Avionics cited Airbus CTO Paul Eremenko’s hybrid election propulsion goal for the company. However, news broke Thursday that Eremenko planned to take his services to United Technologies Corp.…
IIOTDOD Taking Mission-Specific Approach to Growth in Cyber Threats The increasing frequency and widening attack vector of cyber warfare threats is forcing U.S. military officials to adopt a more mission-specific approach to defensive operations rather than attempting to defend entire networks.…
CommercialDrone Strike Hazards Confirmed in New Manned-Unmanned Study When an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) struck a Beechcraft King Air 100’s wing last month in Canada, it showed that hypothetical “what-ifs” about the dangers of drones flying around manned aircraft aren’t…
CommercialTop 10 Avionics News Stories of November 2017 November was another active month across all segments of aviation, with Airbus announcing plans to fly the E-Fan X demonstrator by 2020, China unveiling major investments for in-flight connectivity infrastructure and major…
ATM ModernizationICAO Talks Infrastructure During World Aviation Forum During the third-annual ICAO World Aviation Forum, which concluded last week in Abuja, Nigeria, infrastructure was an important topic of discussion. ICAO said its council president, Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, warned African leaders…
MilitaryUS Navy Awards $30 Million for System Engineering, Launch, Recovery Modernization The U.S. Navy wants to modernize some aspects of systems engineering and aircraft launch and recovery equipment capabilities. It has awarded Engility Holdings, Inc. $30 million to deliver solutions to the Naval…
CommercialAirbus E-Fan X First Flight to Occur in 2020 Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens are targeting 2020 for the first flight of the E-Fan X. The companies see the first flight of this “near-term demonstrator” as a major step toward achieving Airbus…
CommercialFedEx First in Line for Textron’s Clean-Sheet Turboprop There’s a new Textron Aviation Inc. turboprop option on the market. FedEx Express has already signed up to operate it, which is estimated to enter service in 2020. The Cessna SkyCourier 408…
ATM ModernizationNATS to Give Singapore ‘Smart’ Tower Prototype The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has tapped NATS to develop a smart digital tower prototype for Singapore's Changi Airport. According to NATS, it will be the world’s “largest and most…
MilitaryAirbus Can Focus on Avionics Tests as NH90 Prototype 2 Takes Off Airbus Helicopters is “convinced” it can deliver NHIndustries NH90 Sea Lions to the German Navy on schedule. The program has a “demanding timetable,” Airbus said, but the second prototype just reached a…