ATM Modernization

Etihad Airways, NATS Collaborate to Improve Operations

Etihad airways plane in flight. Photo: NATS [Avionics Magazine 10-18-2016] Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, is working with U.K.-based air traffic management specialists, NATS, to help deliver…

Commercial

Aurora Shows Off Aircraft Autonomy through DARPA Program

Aurora's Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program. Photo: Aurora Flight Sciences [Avionics Magazine 10-18-2016] On Oct. 17, Aurora Flight Sciences demonstrated automated flight capabilities with its Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System…

Business & GA

First Modernized Mi-28N Prototype Flies

Russian Helicopters has been developing a prototype attack version of the Mi-28 with a new front cabin crew and a guidance, navigation and flight control system. Photo: Vitaly V. Kuzmin/CC BY-SA 4.0…

Commercial

Saab ASSC Improves Situational Awareness at San Francisco Airport

San Francisco International Airport. Photo: San Francisco International Airport [Avionics Magazine 10-18-2016] Defense and security company Saab’s Airport Surface Surveillance Capability (ASSC) is now operational for the FAA at San Francisco International…

Commercial

Lufthansa Technik Introduces Paperless Maintenance

Photo: Lufthansa Technik [Avionics Magazine 10-18-2016] Lufthansa Technik, the Lufthansa Airline’s Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) organization, has introduced digital documentation of documents for aircraft maintenance across its German operations. The digital…