MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Completes IOT&E for UH-60V Digital Cockpit Suite Northrop Grumman said Wednesday it has completed initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) for ‘digital cockpit’ upgrades it has provided for the avionics suite on the Army’s UH-60V Black Hawk helicopters. The…
Business & GAMROs Face Prospect of Significant Drop in Global Demand for Services Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) providers are facing the possibility of a steep drop in global demand for MRO services this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic although commercial MROs may face…
IIOTSecuring Airports from Drone Threats Is A 'Wicked Problem,' FAA and Industry Agree Despite keen awareness of the threats posed by drones, U.S. airports and other large facilities are currently reluctant to purchase counter-drone security systems due to a lack of clarity around regulation, responsibility,…
ConnectivityGogo Cites Airline Traffic Decline in COVID-19 Furlough Decision Gogo will furlough up to 60 percent of its workforce starting May 4, as the in-flight connectivity service provider enacts cost cutting measures in response to the impact that the decline in…
CommercialCOVID-19 Crisis Highlights Possible Utility of Drone Cargo Deliveries The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the possible utility of drones in beyond visual line of sight operations for the remote delivery of medical and other supply payloads up to 50 kilograms. "We…
Air TaxiSumitomo Acquires Stake in OneSky, Adding UTM to Japanese Air Mobility Mission Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo Corporation has acquired a stake in OneSky Systems, a developer of unmanned traffic management (UTM) services and analytics, as part of its Series A fundraise. Sumitomo recently partnered with…
Editor's NoteCOVID-19 Technology Break Since the second week of March, updates on the COVID-19 coronavirus has dominated all Avionics coverage on almost a daily basis, and rightly so, as the impact this virus has had on…
CommercialEurope's 2020 ADS-B & COVID-19 Updates Regulators in Europe expect 76 percent of the region’s EASA-registered fleet of airplanes to be equipped with transponders and other enabling equipment necessary to comply the EASA June 7th, 2020 deadline
CommercialKeeping Track of GADSS: Everything You Need to Know About ICAO's GADSS Delay Initially, the second phase of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Autonomous Distress Tracking (ADT) mandate was berthed as part of its Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System
UnmannedWill the FAA Establish a New Commercial Drone Avionics Mandate? The growth in commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)– and the increasing integration of drones into controlled airspace – has raised concerns with manned aircraft operators, air traffic controllers