Business & GA

Unmanned, Autonomous and Dependent

The Naval Air Systems Command Special Surveillance Program office sponsored the integration of the R3E All Weather Sense and Avoid System on the TigerShark UAS. Two TigerSharks demonstrated autonomous sense-and- avoid capability…

ATM Modernization

Avionics for NextGen

Hundreds of aviation professionals gathered in Atlantic City, N.J., in September to hear about NextGen technologies, implementation and challenges at Avionics Magazine’s third annual Avionics for NextGen conference. Congressman Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.),…

ATM Modernization

Harris, FAA Making ‘Significant’ DataComm Progress

Five major U.S. carriers, including United Airlines, have agreed to equip aircraft over the next six years with digital avionics that enable data communications between pilots and air traffic controllers, a significant…

Commercial

FAA Expands In-Flight Use of Personal Electronic Devices

Airline passengers are now allowed to use personal electronic devices (PEDs) throughout all phases of flight, the FAA said Thursday.    FAA Administrator Michael Huerta made the announcement based on recommendations from…

Embedded Avionics

Northrop Grumman to Upgrade E-8C Avionics

Northrop Grumman has received a $43 million contract to upgrade the avionics of the U.S. Air Force fleet of E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint Stars).      [E-8C Joint…

Business & GA

CAE Adds Fourth Dassault Falcon 7X Simulator 

CAE is adding a fourth Dassault Falcon 7X full-flight simulator (FFS) to its global training network, the Canadian manufacturer said Tuesday.    The fourth simulator will be ready for training in 2015…

Commercial

Japan Airlines Selects Gogo In-Flight Connectivity 

Japan Airlines (JAL) has signed a new contract with Gogo to provide its satellite-based in-flight connectivity service across its commercial fleet of 77 aircraft. Gogo’s Ku-satellite in-flight connectivity service is scheduled to…