Editor's NoteNew Products Airborne Servers Kontron launched the next-generation of its ACE Flight 600 general purpose airborne servers product line. The company said the ACE Flight 600 is specifically designed to meet advanced communication application…
CommercialSystem Design: Fixing the 787’s Batteries Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner is a complex design and massive engineering task that few people can truly appreciate. Not only is it an advanced composite structure aircraft with a loaded take-off weight of…
Editor's NotePeople Rob Higby StandardAero appointed Rob Higby vice president, sales and marketing for its Airlines & Fleets (A&F) business. Higby will lead StandardAero’s A&F sales efforts on CFM56, CF34, PW100, PT6, PW600, AE3007…
ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: Furloughed Avionics Editor in Chief Emily Feliz After a few tense days, and hours and hours of flight delays endured by passengers, air traffic controllers, furloughed by silly sequestration cuts, went back to…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT Nav Canada Contract Satellite-based global air traffic surveillance provider Aireon finalized a long-term, commercial data services contract with Canada’s civil air navigation service provider (ANSP) Nav Canada. Aireon is a joint…
Business & GAFAA Considering Modernization of Pilot Training Standards FAA is preparing to consider a series of major changes to the practical test standards (PTS) for private pilots. The agency is considering proposed changes to the rules from the Airman…
Business & GAFreeFlight Radar Altimeter Selected for Eclipse 550 Eclipse Aerospace will use the FreeFlight Systems RA-4000 radar altimeter system as standard equipment for the new production Eclipse 550s. The system, which integrates with the Avio Integration Flight Management Systems, includes the RAD-40 panel-mounted…
CommercialUnmanned Aircraft: Barriers and Benefits to Civil Airspace Integration The integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into civilian airspace presents the next frontier in the air transportation industry. And it is one that faces numerous technological, regulatory and public perception issues…