Embedded AvionicsSafe But Not Secure: The Changing Landscape of Cybersecurity in Aviation In 2015, cybersecurity consultant Chris Roberts claimed to have hacked an airliner while riding it, drawing the immediate attention of federal authorities while underscoring the need for comprehensive
Embedded AvionicsThe Transient Nature of Digital Design All electronic designs have a time dependence that is hard to escape, regardless of the analog or digital nature of the design. Parts get discontinued, techniques and markets change, and costs eventually
Business & GABiz Jet Buying Trends Favorable for Satellite Connectivity Over the next five years, 87% of newly purchased business jets are expected to require satellite communications technology to facilitate internet connectivity. According to the 2018 business aviation forecast published by Honeywell…
CommercialZunum Aero Makes Hybrid to Electric Aircraft Engine Selection Zunum Aero has selected Safran Helicopter Engines to power its hybrid-to-electric commercial aircraft to be available in the 2020s. Safran will provide a new-generation engine turbine to power Zunum's ZA10 electrical generator.…
CommercialPanasonic Avionics Sells Weather Business to FLYHT FLYHT Aerospace Solutions is acquiring Panasonic Weather Solutions (PWS) from its parent company. In exchange, Panasonic Avionics Corporation will pay FLYHT $3.3 million — you read that right. "Assets, as they stand,…
MilitaryF-35s Grounded Worldwide Over Engine Fuel Tube Concerns The U.S. military's most sophisticated fighter aircraft fleet was temporarily suspended from operations beginning Thursday as the Defense Department worked to determine which of their platforms had a suspect part that could…
MilitaryRejuvenating the Raptor: Roadmap for F-22 Modernization The F-35 isn’t the only fifth-generation fighter in the U.S. military’s fleet, and Lockheed Martin is renovating the F-22 Raptor to drive that point home and catch the 15-year-old jet up with…
ConnectivityAirBridgeCargo Talks Pioneering IOT Approach to Digital Pharma AirBridgeCargo Airlines is in the initial stages of what the Russian freight carrier’s senior IT project manager Vladimir Korzun describes as “Electronic Enablement of Cargo (EoC).” Korzun told Avionics International the airline…
MilitarySynturian Ready for AI, Manned-Unmanned Teaming Applications A new command and control collaboration technology developed by Textron Systems, Synturian, is ready to give military pilots the ability to control manned-unmanned teaming drones with just a few inputs from a…
Business & GASix Garmin Updates: Avionics for Bell/Uber, Flight Deck Availability and More There are a lot of changes on the horizon for Garmin and its products. In the commercial space, business and general aviation, the avionics company is making changes and updates; Below, we…