Business & GAEducating Technicians Aviation Maintenance Science students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. A number of schools teach avionics maintenance, but until fairly recently, there has been no standard, portable certificate attesting to a graduate’s or industry-taught…
ATM ModernizationSpace-Based ADS-B Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) is a cornerstone program of the NextGen airspace modernization initiative. It promises to allow for more efficient communications and operations between air traffic control facilities on the ground…
CommercialWhite Paper: IFEC Network Services In-flight communications and connectivity has evolved dramatically in recent years, and continual embedded technology advancements help to speed and simplify development even further. Next-generation systems are driven by increasing passenger expectations and…
ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: Disney’s Planes It’s not often (okay, never) that I get invited to movie screenings or premieres. And, it’s not often (again, never) that the worlds of airborne electronics and Hollywood intersect. But there’s a…
ATM ModernizationThe Road to NextGen Despite glitches to some programs and the ongoing threat of budget cuts from sequestration, NextGen is proceeding in stages toward its full implementation around 2025. Avionics Magazine interviewed prime contractors and FAA…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan AeroVironment’s Puma unmanned system First Commercial UAS Type Certificates Describing it as a “giant leap for unmanned-kind” FAA in late July issued a restricted category type certificates to two unmanned aircraft systems…
ATM ModernizationPeople Dominique Giannoni Thales named Dominique Giannoni as the new CEO of its In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity business, headquartered in Irvine, Calif. He joined Thales in 2003 as head of the company’s Underwater…
CommercialPassenger Connections Delta Air Lines, which flies more than 800 domestic aircraft equipped with Wi-Fi, plans to expand that connectivity to its long-haul international fleet of more than 150 aircraft by 2015. The proliferation…