ATM ModernizationEurocontrol Evaluates Feasibility of Secondary Runway Approaches Eurocontrol is evaluating the use of new airport arrival procedures, called Secondary Runway Aiming Point (SRAP) approaches, that the agency believes can increase runway throughput by up to 5 percent at some…
MilitaryA Year In, Boeing Hitting Its Targets On T-7A Development Boeing continues to buy down risk and get through key development milestones with the Air Force’s new T-7A pilot training system and the company and its teammate Saab are aiming to start…
ConnectivityPODCAST: How the World’s Only Flying Eye Hospital Uses Connectivity to Teach Medicine Orbis International operates the world’s only Flying Eye Hospital, an MD-10 converted into an ophthalmic hospital and teaching facility that flies to developing nations around the world to bring training local doctors…
ConnectivityAirlines Invest in New Connectivity, Digital and Avionics Tech at Dubai Airshow Prominent Middle eastern carriers, including Emirates, Middle East Airlines and Qatar Airways among others made significant investments in new in-flight connectivity, digital analytics and avionics upgrades during the first two days of…
ATM ModernizationNokia, Sirti to Deploy ENET-2 Upgrade for Italy’s Air Traffic Network ENAV, the air navigation service provider (ANSP) for Italy’s air traffic control (ATC) system has established a new partnership where telecommunications company Nokia and cloud data networking provider Sirti will install internet…
MilitaryF-35 JPO: ALIS Fix Targeted for September 2020 The Defense Department and Lockheed Martin expect to field a modernized, upgraded version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s Automated Logistics Information System (ALIS) by next fall, service and industry officials told…
ConnectivityThuraya Ramps Up ISR Aircraft Connectivity Plans After Successful Demo Thuraya’s ambitions in the aero sector have been boosted thanks to a successful demonstration Nov. 13. In partnership with SCOTTY, a developer of beyond line-of-sight (BLOS) satellite communication solutions based in…
Embedded AvionicsAstronics Embeds 64-bit Processing, Ethernet in New NG Avionics I/O Systems Astronics Ballard is embedding an open architecture with a 64-bit processing foundation and Ethernet backbone across its next generation of NG avionics input/output (I/O) computers. The New York-based manufacturer unveiled the…