ATM Modernization

FAA Seeks Comments on Updated DLC Recording Policy

[Avionics Today 03-16-2015] Airlines and operators could soon have an easier path toward equipping their aircraft for air traffic Data Link Communications (DLC) under the FAA's requirements. The agency has requested comments…

ATM Modernization

EASA Proposes Commercial UAS Regulations

[Avionics Today 03-13-2015] Three different categories of regulations have been proposed for commercial operations of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), also known as drones, by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Under EASA's…

ATM Modernization

Nigeria to Start CPDLC, ADS-C Deployment

[Avionics Today 03-12-2015] Nigerian civil Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) is ready to start deployment of Controller to Pilot Data Link Communication (CPDLC) and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract (ADS-C) to improve aircraft communication…

Embedded Avionics

Boeing Upgrades NATO AWACS Avionics

[Avionics Today 03-12-2015] Boeing completed the first flight of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) with upgraded avionics systems. During a two-hour test flight on Dec.…

ATM Modernization

IATA, Airbus Complete Airspace Improvement Project in Haiti

[Avionics Today 03-12-2015] The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airbus ProSky announced completion of a joint project to modernize the airspace efficiency of flight paths and operations between Haiti's Port-au-Prince and…

ATM Modernization

Five Technologies to Watch at World ATM Congress 2015

[Avionics Today 03-11-2015] The 2015 World Air Traffic Management (ATM) Congress is bringing some of the top names in the global aviation and air traffic technology industry together in Madrid this week.…