Connectivity

A Tech-Heavy Start to 2017

Looking back on 2017’s first three months makes me realize how the aerospace industry continually evolves. There’s always a new way of flying and maintaining aircraft, getting data to and from them…

Embedded Avionics

AEE to Analyze Major Avionics Industry Trends in Munich

Heads-up display (HUD) technology using three-dimensional aircraft windshield projection, RNP to xLS and avionics systems architectures of future air transport aircraft are just a few of the avionics concepts and technologies that will…

Embedded Avionics

IS&S PC-12 Avionics Suite Earns FAA STC, Awaits EASA

The aviation industry’s first auto throttle developed for a non-full authority digital engine control (FADEC)-equipped turboprop aircraft is closer to becoming a reality. A new integrated flight management system-powered avionics suite with…

ATM Modernization

ERA to Deploy ADS-B in Georgia

ERA will move forward with deploying an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) system covering a major part of the airspace of Georgia. Under a contract that was first awarded by Georgia air navigation…

Commercial

3 Questions With Kaney Aerospace Execs

  Kaney Aerospace recently completed its acquisition of BVR Technologies from Esterline Corp. and has plans to operate with a combined workforce of more than 120 employees primarily based in Rockford, Illinois. Avionics caught…

ATM Modernization

DFS Sees GBAS as Future Precision Landing System

  Germany’s Frankfurt International Airport has become the world’s first hub airport to feature ground-based augmentation system (GBAS) landings with an increased glide angle of 3.2 degrees. In March, Lufthansa began flying…

Embedded Avionics

How Avionics Are Becoming More Networked

Avionics data transmission rates, protocols, topologies and physical interfaces are evolving to support higher volumes of data and more sophisticated cockpit applications in new aircraft. What avionics test instrumentation companies are finding…

Commercial

Boeing Invests in ‘Hybrid to Electric’ Aircraft Startup

Boeing’s newly launched venture investment division, HorizonX, along with JetBlue Technology Ventures, is investing in a Kirkland, Wash.-based startup that is pursuing the development of alternative propulsion aircraft. According to the startup’s…