Commercial Amazon Working on Unmanned Aircraft Delivery Amazon is looking to improving its online delivery order service by delivering packages to their customers with unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), popularly referred to as drones. Prime Air, Amazon's prototype…
Commercial Rockwell Collins to Supply Avionics for Ethiopian 777s New Boeing 777s headed to Ethiopian Airlines will feature satellite communications, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) capabilities and a range of other advanced avionics systems, Rockwell Collins said Tuesday, Nov. 26. The…
Embedded Avionics Israeli 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 & GA Honeywell 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 Modernization Northrop 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…
Commercial FAA 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 & GA Avionics 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 & GA MNG 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…