ATM ModernizationSaab, Sweden ANSP Make Remotely Controlled Airports a Reality [Avionics Today 11-10-2014] Saab and Sweden’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), Luftfatsverket (LFV), have teamed up to provide the world’s first remotely controlled airport via a Remote Tower System (RTS) at the…
Business & GATeradyne Acquires AIT, Expands Avionics Data Bus Testing Solutions Teradyne expands avionics data bus testing solutions through AIT acquisition. Photo: Teradyne [Avionics Today 11-10-2014] Teradyne, supplier of automatic test equipment, announced its acquisition of Avionics Interface Technologies (AIT), a provider of…
Embedded AvionicsExelis, Airbus Partner to Provide Missile Warning Capabilities for F-16s F-16 Fighting Falcon in flight. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 11-10-2014] Exelis has teamed up with Airbus to provide advanced missile warning capabilities for U.S. and international F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. Capabilities include…
Business & GAMan vs. Machine: CAA Looks to Mitigate Human Error and Over-Reliance on Automation CAA released a series of training videos for pilots in order to mitigate human error in flight. Photo: CAA [Avionics Today 11-05-2014] The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has launched an initiative…
Business & GALamda Guard’s metaAir Keeps Lasers Out of the Cockpit A demonstration of the metaAir technology by Lamda Guard. Photo: Lamda Guard [Avionics Today 11-05-2014] Lamda Guard is helping tamp down laser interference in the cockpit with its metaAIR solution. The solution…
CommercialF&E Aircraft Maintenance to Provide MRO on Japanese Aircraft Photo: FEAM [Avionics Today 11-05-2014] F&E Aircraft Maintenance (FEAM), a Miami-based Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) company received approval from the Japan Civil Aeronautics Bureau (JCAB) to perform line maintenance and return…
CommercialVerizon and JetBlue Expand Contract JetBlue aircraft in flight. Photo: JetBlue [Avionics Today 11-05-2014] Verizon Enterprise Solutions signed a five-year agreement with JetBlue, which expands an existing agreement, signed in 2009, in terms of offers served. Verizon's…
Business & GAFAA Issues Final Rule on Aircraft Icing Standards Icing on a plane. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 11-05-2014] The FAA has issued a final rule that broadens the coverage of its icing certification standards. The updated standards require U.S. manufacturers to show…