Embedded AvionicsIsraeli F-16 Pilots Begin Training at MTC Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-16C/D and F-16I fighter pilots began using the Mission Training Center (MTC), Elbit Systems said Monday, Nov. 25. Elbit Systems, which provides the instruction and maintenance services…
Business & GAHoneywell Touchscreen Research Guides FAA Regulation Phoenix-based aerospace manufacturer Honeywell is under an ongoing contract with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to study the usability of various forms of touch technology, such as cockpit displays, that will help…
ATM ModernizationNorthrop Grumman Tests Next Generation DOD Avionics Northrop Grumman on Monday, Nov. 25 announced the successful flight test of a new active traffic surveillance system with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) designed to provide U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) aircraft…
CommercialFAA Mulls In-Flight Calling for 2014 Airlines could begin allowing in-flight cell phone calls as early as 2014, according to a statement released by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The statement by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler was…
Business & GAAvionics Sales Total $1.72 Billion for Third Quarter Avionics manufacturers reported total combined sales of more than $1.72 billion for the third quarter of 2013, according to the latest quarterly avionics market report released by the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA)…
Business & GAMNG Airlines Ready to Deploy Electronic Flight Bags Turkish airfreight carrier MNG Airlines has agreed to a five-year electronic flight bag (EFB) service contract with Jeppesen, the Boeing Digital Aviation subsidiary said Friday, Nov. 22. Under the agreement, MNG…
Embedded AvionicsBAE UK to Deploy Link 16 Network on Falcon 20s BAE Systems U.K. is upgrading its fleet of Cobham Falcon 20 aircraft with the Small Tactical Terminal (STT) KOR-24 to support Link 16 network pre-deployment training, ViaSat said Friday, Nov. 22. …
ATM ModernizationSESAR Tests ILS-for-GBAS Swap in Europe Successful flight tests of Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) landing approaches at Frankfurt and Toulouse-Blagnac Airports represents the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) program's goal of replacing legacy Instrument Landing System…
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