ConnectivityElectronic Flight Bag Applications Advance, Including Those with NASA’s TASAR Advancements in electronic flight bag (EFB) applications are providing pilots and aircraft operators a number of benefits, including the ability to get weather updates to decide how and whether to proceed with…
Business & GANew Tecnam P2010 TDI Aircraft Features Garmin G1000 NXi Avionics Italian general aviation airplane maker Tecnam on May 27 unveiled the P2010 TDI general aviation aircraft, which features the Garmin G1000 NXi glass cockpit and the GFCTM 700 autopilot. Tecnam said that…
Business & GAFirst Quarter Business and General Aviation Avionics Sales Drop Compared to 2019 Avionics sales for business and general aviation aircraft dropped for the first quarter of this year dropped nearly 9 percent compared to last year, the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) said in its…
Business & GAFAA Certifies Garmin Autoland for Piper M600/SLS Aircraft The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has certified the Garmin Autoland system in the company's G3000 integrated flight deck for the Piper M600/SLS, Garmin said on May 18. Autoland is to permit general…
MilitaryFlexible Neural Networks Needed for FCAS, Airbus Official Says Flexible, neural networks will be a feature of the Airbus-Dassault Aviation Future Combat Air System (FCAS), an Airbus official said last week. On May 14, Airbus and the Germany-based Fraunhofer Institute for…
MilitaryU.S. Navy Flight Testing Leonardo Radar for Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout The United States Navy has completed calibration testing of the Leonardo Osprey 30 AN/ZPY-8 radar for the Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout drone and is to finish flight testing of the radar…
CommercialRelevance of Separation Kernel Protection Profile for Avionics Systems Debated Issued by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) in 2007, the Separation Kernel Protection Profile (SKPP) continues to be a cybersecurity guidepost for some in the avionics industry, while other avionics cyber…
Business & GAUVC and Ion Distribution Disinfection Featured by IAMA as Ways to Combat COVID-19 Last week, the Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance (IAMA) featured online presentations by Dimer LLC and AERO-Health on Ultraviolet-C (UVC) irradiation and ion distribution disinfection methods for aircraft in ensuring that planes are…