ConnectivityWatch: 2018 Global Connected Aircraft Summit Highlights 2018 Global Connected Aircraft Summit attendees from Airbus, Alaska Airlines, Southwest, Delta, Nigerian Communications Satellite and more talk about why they attended this year's event.
CommercialEasyJet Talks Evolving Predictive Maintenance Operations at AEE EasyJet, the world’s largest operator of the Airbus A319, will establish as many as 50 different predictive maintenance algorithms on board its in-service fleet by the end of this year. At the…
ConnectivityWatch: Avionica, Cactus Aero, Esterline CMC and More At the 2018 Global Connected Aircraft Summit, avionics manufacturers, suppliers and more gave their perspectives on where they see the concept of the "connected aircraft" going in the future. Below are interviews…
Business & GAWill Waveguide Become Standard in Future Head-Up Displays? Pilots flying the Embraer Legacy 450 and 500 business jets are among the first to be using an augmented reality-based technology within their head-up displays (HUDs). The technology, waveguide optics, is designed…
ATM ModernizationADS-B In Upgrades Will Enable Interval Management for American's A321s ADS-B In upgrades coming to the American Airlines Airbus A321 fleet will enable the pursuit of FAA NextGen goals. Avionics recently caught up with experts from Aviation Communication & Surveillance Systems to discuss ADS-B…
Embedded AvionicsHow ACARS Will Evolve, Not Disappear, With Transition to IPS The Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) will not disappear in 2025 — or 2030 for that matter. Today, ACARS is well known by flight operations engineers as the character-based messaging…
Embedded AvionicsHoneywell, FlightAware Partner for Flight Tracking Honeywell and FlightAware formed a new partnership aimed at providing flight-tracking support to business jet owners and operations control centers. Under the partnership, Honeywell’s GoDirect Flight Services will have access to FlightAware’s…
Business & GAFAA Outlines New Means of Compliance Process The FAA has issued 63 means of compliance (MOCs) for owners of Part 23 aircraft. According to the agency, the new MOCs will enable faster installation of innovative, safety-enhancing technologies into small…
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