CommercialIndependent Aircraft Modifiers Want to Standardize STC Quality Some of the world’s largest providers of aftermarket aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul are working together to develop new standards to help change the way airlines and leasing companies perceive documentation and…
Business & GAADS-B Equipage Trending Up, FAA Focused on Business and GA Operators ADS-B Out installations for U.S.-registered business and general aviation aircraft are trending upward, but not fast enough to accommodate the Jan. 1, 2020 deadline, according to new fleet equipage data published by…
CommercialThe Air Taxi Challenges Uber Isn't Considering Not so fast, Uber. Breaking into the urban air mobility market means a lot of challenges that a company new to the game has no way of accounting for, according to Itai…
Embedded AvionicsCollins Aerospace Looks to Future Vertical Lift as Opportunity for Vehicle Management Computer NASHVILLE — Representatives of Collins Aerospace Systems believe that the company's Vehicle Management Computer may benefit the Army Future Vertical Lift program, the company said during the Army Aviation Association of America's…
Embedded AvionicsLiquid Cooling: Thermally Managing Next-Generation Avionics The next generation of business and commercial jets, military aircraft and electric hybrid vertical take off and landing vehicles will require avionics systems to do things they have never done before, including…
CommercialThe Boeing 737 MAX's Swift Fall from Grace In the recently released preliminary report, the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority’s investigators found that erroneous angle-of-attack (AOA) information from a faulty sensor on the 737 MAX led the
CommercialAerospace and Defense Outsourcing 3.0 But engineering and IT services providers have largely failed to recognize the clear pattern of change in outsourcing behavior and adapt to the new age to stay relevant. In the early 2000s,…
Embedded AvionicsPlugging Into Today's Interface Devices AID usage is expanding. According to a market research report by Technavio, the global commercial AID market is expected to post an annual growth rate of close to 13 percent during the…
CommercialEditor's Note: Autonomous Flight Tracking Collectively, the global aviation electronics industry is defining the way real-time autonomous distress flight tracking will occur in the future. At a minimum, aircraft manufactured after January 1, 2021 are
ConnectivityAutonomous Avionics: Minute-by-Minute Aircraft Tracking This concept is known as autonomous distress tracking (ADT). It becomes applicable under changes related to the Global Aeronautical Distress Safety System (GADSS) that the International Civil Aviation