CommercialBoom Introduces Virtual Experience of Supersonic Demonstrator, Expects Mid Year Rollout of XB-1 Boom Supersonic is anticipating the rollout of its supersonic demonstrator aircraft, XB-1, by the summer, and has started 2020 by adding a former Lockheed Martin chief technology officer to its advisory board,…
ConnectivityPODCAST: How IATA’s 'Turbulence Aware' Helps Airlines Fly Steady The International Air Transportation Association’s (IATA) Turbulence Aware platform is a tool makes aggregated turbulence data available to airlines using an algorithm developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), which…
Embedded AvionicsCheck Out The December/January 2020 Issue! Our new December/January 2020 issue is published, with five in-depth new articles focusing on all aspects of embedded computing trends currently happening across various segments of the global aviation electronics industry. In…
CommercialWizz Air Becomes First European Airline to Use SITAONAIR ACARS Over IP Wizz Air, a Budapest, Hungary-based operator of more than 100 Airbus A320s, has become Europe’s first airline to start using SITAONAIR’s aircraft communication, addressing and reporting system (ACARS) over Internet Protocol (IP),…
Commercial737 MAX Special Committee Report Seeks FAA Workforce, Design Review Improvements A new 68-page report published by the independent special committee tasked with reviewing the certification process followed by the FAA and Boeing for the 737 MAX found a major need for workforce…
ConnectivityOneWeb to Use Digital Payload as Focus on IFC Disruption Continues OneWeb and SatixFy UK plan to add a digital technology pathway with a full digital payload into OneWeb’s launch schedule during 2021, the companies announced Monday. The technology is designed so that…
CommercialAir New Zealand Hits Million Wi-Fi Milestone, Continues Connectivity Rollout Air New Zealand has now provided more than one million free in-flight Internet sessions to passengers, since first rolling out their free connectivity trial in December 2018. The Auckland-based carrier is still…
Air TaxiMercury Systems VP Talks 2020s Embedded Avionics Technology Trends As the global aerospace and defense industry shifts into the 2020s, embedded systems suppliers are being tasked with supporting certifiable avionics architectures capable of meeting the most stringent versions of DO-178C and…