RegulationFAA Signs New Safety Agreement With China FAA has signed a new safety agreement with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). Under the new U.S.-China Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA), the civil aviation regulatory bodies of both countries…
Embedded AvionicsRTCA President Talks Progress on NextGen Deployment Margaret Jenny, president of RTCA, is one of the most well-known executives across technical aerospace circles. In recent years, her organization helped form the NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC) to serve as a…
CommercialAirbus-Bombardier Partnership Has No Impact on Boeing Strategy While Boeing’s Commercial Airplanes business unit reported one of its most successful quarters Wednesday, most of the questions lodged at chief executive Dennis Muilenburg on the third quarter earnings call focused on…
CommercialMini Modules: New Packaging is Coming for Avionics An Airbus-lead avionics standards-making committee is developing a new concept designed to significantly reduce the size and expense of installing and upgrading aircraft electronics. The goal of SAE ITC’s ARINC Industry Activities…
RegulationEASA, FAA Further Reduce Certification Duplication An updated safety agreement between the FAA and EASA is the latest effort by the world’s two largest aviation certification regulators to reduce unnecessary duplication of each other’s certification of aircraft products.…
CommercialWill Regulators Approve Airbus-Bombardier C Series Partnership? Airbus said Monday that it will acquire a 50% stake in Bombardier’s C Series program, which will potentially have major implications across the commercial aviation industry. Under the agreement, Airbus will provide “procurement,…
ConnectivityClosing the Gap: A New Way of Using SwiftBroadband in Cabin, Cockpit While business and commercial aircraft operators already have expressed interest in the use of internet protocol (IP) for flight operations and maintenance purposes, the concept has not yet become widespread. At NBAA…
Business & GATop 10 OEMs, Tech Suppliers at NBAA 2017 The 2017 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention featured a combined 99 avionics manufacturers, dealers, audio and visual equipment vendors, and suppliers. Though it would be impossible to analyze what all these…
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