Embedded AvionicsUnited to Evaluate SwiftBroadband on Boeing 767s United Airlines is ready to start evaluating the use of SwiftBroadband Safety (SB-S) on four of its Boeing 767s. The Chicago-based carrier is looking to evaluate the use of SB-S on its…
ConnectivityHow WxOps is Supporting a New Kind of Cockpit Communications A tablet-based software capable of enabling pilot to Airline Operational Control center (AOC) and generating common operational environments pictures has been approved for use as part of a recently announced Supplemental Type…
CommercialAirbus: Aviation Needs 550,000 Maintenance Engineers by 2036 With the global fleet of in-service commercial aircraft projected to double by 2036, Airbus is projecting the industry will need 550,000 new aircraft maintenance engineers to maintain those new airframes. The airframe…
ATM ModernizationNorway to Deploy New Air Traffic System By 2022 Norway’s air navigation service provider (ANSP), Avinor, has signed a closed framework agreement with Indra to modernize the country’s air traffic management system. The agreement was initiated with the signing of a…
MilitaryAdvanced Hawk Flies for First Time A concept of a future variant of BAE Systems' Hawk trainer aircraft has flown for the first time at the company’s military aircraft facility in Warton, Lancashire. Equipped with a new type…
ConnectivityThe ISP Signal Repeater: Facebook’s Aviation Policy Leader Talks Aquila Facebook wants to use solar powered unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to connect up to 66% of the planet, considered remote areas, with outdated or no internet service at all. June 7 at…
RegulationEASA, Ukraine Launch Airworthiness Convergence Project A new chapter in European Union (EU)-Ukraine aviation relations started today with the official launch of a new cooperation project between EASA and SAAU (State Aviation Administration of Ukraine) in the area…
MilitaryJeppesen, Tapestry Reach New Tech Agreement With RAAF The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has signed an agreement with Jeppesen and Tapestry Solutions, both Boeing companies, to integrate the Mission Management Suite to optimize military operations. Formerly known as Jeppesen…