August 2018 - Aviation Tech Today

Commercial

Raytheon and Thales Name New Aerospace Executives

Raytheon has appointed Roy Azevedo as president of its $6.4 billion Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) segment, succeeding Richard Yuse who is retiring at the end of this year. Azevedo, 57, who…

Connectivity

Emirates to Upgrade 777s with Virtual Quick-Access Recorders

Emirates is upgrading its fleet of Boeing 777s with a technology capable of digitally transforming the way the airline’s maintenance team collects and analyzes data about the aircraft’s critical systems and performance:…

Commercial

Garmin Acquires Flight-Planning Service

Garmin has acquired Connecticut-based electronic flight-planning services provider Flight Plan, purveyor of FltPlan.com and the FltPlan Go mobile app, the company announced Wednesday. “We look forward to combining the comprehensive flight planning…

Commercial

Perlan Mission II Soars to Record-Breaking 62K Feet

The Perlan Mission II, a technologically advanced glider performing test flights under a project sponsored by Airbus, set a new world record altitude for a glider, reaching 62,000 feet above the Patagonia…

Military

Cognitive Electronic Warfare: Radio Frequency Spectrum Meets Machine Learning

The trend toward digital, programmable radio frequency (RF) equipment — epitomized by software-defined radio — means that radars can quickly change waveforms, creating unique signatures on the fly. In the

Connectivity

Predictive Data Analytics: The Digital Approach to Maintaining Airplanes

New data shows the top driver for investing in aircraft connectivity upgrades is the enablement of predictive aircraft maintenance. Honeywell Aerospace’s June 2018 survey confirms an upward trend in airlines

Embedded Avionics

From Model-Driven Avionics System Development to 'Plug&Fly' Avionics

What if avionics computers could be taken from the shelf and configure themselves after being installed? What if system function development could restrict to the pure function and safety is for free

Military

F-35: Is The Trillion-Dollar Fighter Finally Worth It?

Avionics upgrades in development for the F-35 Lightning II include a new automatic ground collision avoidance system and a distributed aperture system (DAS) with five times the resolution of its current

ATM Modernization

Future Air Navigation Systems: Worth the Investment?

Numerous operators of upper-tier business aircraft are weighing the pros and cons of outfitting their planes with Future Air Navigation Systems (FANS 1/A)-related avionics. The upgrade will allow these

Commercial

Major North American Airline to Upgrade Fleet With Thomas LCDs

A major North American operator of Boeing 757 and 767 commercial aircraft is upgrading its fleet with new liquid crystal displays (LCD) manufactured by Thomas Global Systems. The airline has not given…

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Raytheon and Thales Name New Aerospace Executives

Commercial

Raytheon and Thales Name New Aerospace Executives

Connectivity

Emirates to Upgrade 777s with Virtual Quick-Access Recorders

Commercial

Garmin Acquires Flight-Planning Service

Commercial

Perlan Mission II Soars to Record-Breaking 62K Feet

Military

Cognitive Electronic Warfare: Radio Frequency Spectrum Meets Machine Learning

Connectivity

Predictive Data Analytics: The Digital Approach to Maintaining Airplanes

Embedded Avionics

From Model-Driven Avionics System Development to 'Plug&Fly' Avionics

Military

F-35: Is The Trillion-Dollar Fighter Finally Worth It?

ATM Modernization

Future Air Navigation Systems: Worth the Investment?

Commercial

Major North American Airline to Upgrade Fleet With Thomas LCDs