CommercialFAA Delays Decision on In-Flight Use of Electronics FAA on Friday announced its decision to delay an ongoing safety assessment of the use of personal electronic devices (PEDs) during all phases of flight on commercial aircraft. In January, the…
CommercialPolls Show Perception of Unmanned Aircraft Becoming Less Negative Public perception of the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into civilian airspace is becoming less negative, according to two recently released public opinion polls. (The AutoCopter, a portable unmanned helicopter equipped…
CommercialEVA Air Selects Rockwell Collins for 777 Avionics Taiwan carrier EVA Air announced a package of new avionics upgrades from Rockwell Collins Thursday at the Paris Air Show. The package includes the "full suite" of Rockwell Collins cockpit avionics,…
Business & GASolar Impulse Completes Critical Part of Cross-Country Flight Ten years ago, investors told pilots Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg that their plan to build a solar-powered airplane would never work. It would never fly. Yet on Sunday…
CommercialParis: Teledyne Controls Signs Contracts with Norwegian Air Shuttle, Boeing Teledyne Controls returned to the Paris Air Show in 2013 after a 10-year absence with a big presence, announcing a series of new products and contracts with international customers. The company signed…
Business & GAParis: Thales Introduces Future Cockpit Avionics Concept Thales introduced the international aviation community to its future cockpit avionics concept on the first day of the Paris Air Show, the "Avionics 2020" cockpit. (Thales 2020 Avionics Cockpit. Photo,…
ATM Modernization2013 Paris Air Show Highlights The 2013 Paris Air Show has featured multi-billion dollar aircraft orders, groundbreaking partnerships and some innovative new technological concepts from some of the world's biggest aerospace companies. Although the show has not…
CommercialParis: Airbus Selects New Surveillance System for A320s Airbus confirmed a new Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) as standard for its A320 family aircraft at the Paris Air Show on Wednesday, the T3CAS system from ACSS. ACSS,…