Editor's Note

Introducing the New Avionics Team

Welcome to the December edition of Avionics magazine where we bring you our in-depth Buyer’s Guide for the industry. Putting together a project like this is always a painstaking process, but one…

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

Rolls-Royce Lift System Production for F-35B Continues

Rolls-Royce will produce six LiftSystems under a new $215 million contract to support the Pentagon's sixth production lot of F-35B Lightning II fighter jets.    The LiftSystem technology provides the F-35B jets…

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…