Embedded AvionicsHow Will a New Real Time Operating System Improve US Army Helicopters? U.S. Army rotary-wing aircraft like the CH-47 Chinook, AH-64 Apache, and UH-60 Black Hawk are getting a new real-time operating system (RTOS). The Army has selected Green Hills Software INTEGRITY-178 Time-Variant Unified…
CommercialEASA Publishes Boeing 737 MAX Proposed Airworthiness Directive with RNP-AR, Stick Shaker Provisions The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Nov. 24 published its proposed airworthiness directive (AD) with software and wiring modifications that would allow Boeing's 737 MAX to return to passenger-carrying service…
Regulation10 Drone Companies Receive Airworthiness Criteria from FAA Ten unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) received airworthiness criteria for certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the next step towards integrating small UAS into the national airspace, according to a Nov.…
CommercialWhat's Trending in Aerospace - November 22, 2020 Check out the Nov. 22 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the latest headlines happening across the global aerospace industry. Commercial Southwest Airlines…
CommercialPODCAST: University of Zurich Researchers Talk Review of Air Travel Industry's Air Travel Industry's COVID-19 Prevention Methods On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Michel Bielecki, a doctor at the University of Zürich Centre for Travel Medicine, WHO Collaborating Centre for Travellers' Health, Epidemiology Biostatistics and Prevention Institute,…
MilitaryMost DoD Aircraft Do Not Meet Mission Capable Goals, New Study Finds Military aircraft spanning all branches failed to meet mission capable rates according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) which analyzed 46 types of aircraft from fiscal year 2011…
MilitaryFrance, Germany and Italy Among Nations to Sign Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability LOI Five nations have signed a letter of intent for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) project, according to a Nov. 19 press release. France, Germany, Greece, Italy,…
CommercialBoeing 737 MAX Return to Service Approved with Alerting, Software and Wiring Changes On Wednesday, Nov. 18, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officially published a rescinding of its emergency order prohibiting the operation of the Boeing 737 MAX, 19 months after the aircraft was grounded…
RegulationFAA, NASA UAS Demonstrations Mark End of UTM Pilot Program The second phase of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) traffic management pilot program (UTM/UPP) ended with testing demonstrations in partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)…
ConnectivityGogo’s John Wade Talks Intelsat Commercial Aviation In-flight Connectivity Acquisition In early September, Intelsat made the move to acquire Gogo’s Commercial Aviation business for $400 million. Despite the aviation industry’s struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic and Intelsat’s ongoing Chapter 11 restructuring,…