Editor's Note

Australian ADS-B Mandate Takes Effect Next Week

Australia’s latest Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Out  airspace equipage mandate takes effect next week. Here’s what aircraft operators flying in Australian airspace need to know about the equipage requirements and recent…

Commercial

Lawmakers Continue to Investigate US Airlines IT Issues

U.S. lawmakers expanded their investigation into issues associated with commercial airline information technology (IT) systems and infrastructure yesterday with a focus on United Airlines. The expansion of the investigation began yesterday with…

Commercial

MRJ’s First Delivery Delayed Two Years

[Avionics Magazine 01-23-2017] The first delivery of the first commercial airliner aircraft domestically manufactured in Japan, the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), has been delayed by two years. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and…

Military

Swiss Air Force to Upgrade Master Radars

[Avionics Magazine 01-20-2018] The Swiss Air Force is upgrading its master radars as part of its FLORAKO modernization program. FLORAKO is the radar system used for military and civil aviation surveillance in…

Business & GA

FAA’s New EFVS Rule Opens New Benefits

[Avionics Magazine 01-18-2017] In December 2016, the FAA published its new Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS) rule regarding the allowable decision altitudes, decision heights and minimum descent altitudes associated with the operational…