CommercialIOT, Blockchain Proposed to Improve Aircraft Maintenance Process A combination of the use of the Internet of Things (IOT), Blockchain and cloud-computing technology has been proposed by one of the world’s biggest technology companies as a way to improve the…
Business & GAEmbraer Saw Growth in 2016 Q4 Embraer delivered 108 aircraft to the commercial market and 117 to the executive aviation market in 2016, the Brazilian company says. With 225 aircraft delivered in total, 2016 brought the highest volume…
ConnectivityEASA Approves New In-Flight Connectivity on Airbus A319 [Avionics Magazine 01-12-2017] The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued certification for the Honeywell Aerospace JetWave satellite communications hardware for the Airbus A319. Certification was obtained by Eclipse subsidiary EAD…
CommercialFAA to Start Realignment of Aircraft Certification Service in 2017 [Avionics Magazine 01-11-2017] The FAA has announced plans to start transforming its Aircraft Certification Service structure in an effort to improve the agency’s ability to certify new products while maintaining consistency…
Embedded AvionicsGalileo Almost Ready for Aircraft GNSS [Avionics Magazine 01-10-2017] The European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency (GSA) announced the declaration of Galileo Initial Services in December, officially moving the European Global Satellite Navigation System from a testing…
ATM ModernizationFAA Seeks Consolidation for Non-Cooperative Air Surveillance Radars The FAA is leading an initiative that seeks to make the federal government’s existing use of up to 793 existing long- and short-range air surveillance radar systems more operationally and financially efficient.
Business & GADAC International Receives STC for Display in Sikorsky Helos DAC International Inc. has received a supplemental type certificate (STC) for the Esterline CMA-6800 Display for the Sikorsky S76B/C, DAC International said. The STC for the product, which can serve as a…
Business & GABBA Aviation Merges With Gama Aviation [Avionics Magazine 01-03-2017] U.K.-based aviation support and aftermarket services provider BBA Aviation PLC has announced it will be merging with Gama Aviation’s U.S.-based aircraft management business. The combined entity will manage…