Commercial

System Design: The Rest of the 787 Story

A NTSB photo of the burned auxiliary power unit (APU) battery from a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 that caught fire in January. When I finished the first Avionics article on the Boeing…

Business & GA

New Products

In-Flight Voice, Text Aircell added voice capabilities to its Gogo Biz in-flight internet service. The company said it can offer internet and voice capabilities from a single system, which can reduce equipment…

ATM Modernization

People

Greg Roberts Curtiss-Wright Controls named Greg Roberts vice president of its Avionics & Electronics division. Roberts joins Curtiss-Wright from Northrop Grumman, Defense and Security business, U.K., where he was managing director responsible…

Commercial

GAO Reports Concerns on Navy's Unmanned Aircraft Program

The U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier-based unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) program has budget and schedule related risks associated with its acquisition strategy, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released Thursday.   …

Commercial

Mid Atlantic States Collaborate on UAS Test Sites

Universities and officials from New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia are working together in a bid to be selected as one of the six testing centers for FAA's program to integrate unmanned aircraft…

Commercial

FAA Seeks Replacement for Honeywell Cockpit Displays

FAA is proposing a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the replacement of certain older Honeywell cockpit displays on Boeing 737 and 777 family aircraft due to their vulnerability to Wi-Fi interference.   …