CommercialProduct Focus: Databus Technology Fundamental technology change usually comes about at a very deliberate pace in the aircraft industry. This is especially true when it comes to the databuses that help run critical operations onboard civil…
ATM ModernizationNew Products IFE Monitors Lumexis, based in Irvine, Calif., introduced two high-definition TV displays — a 10.1-inch and a companion 12.1-inch, expanding its lineup which already includes 8.9-inch, 15.4-inch and 23-inch monitors. Deliveries of…
CommercialColumn: Avionics and Rosetta Stone Over the last few decades the foundation for on-board software, hardware and overall platform and system design assurance slowly but surely has been laid. DO-178B (now C) revolutionized software design assurance, then…
Business & GAColumn: Who’s Flying This Plane? Hold on, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are coming to civilian airspace near you! Trainers and aviation authorities worldwide are preparing for the forecast boom of civil-use UASs in the next decade. One…
CommercialPerspectives: Cooperation Key to DO-178 Update The RTCA and EUROCAE have released new software certification guidelines that are already having an impact on new designs in the United States and Europe. The venerable DO-178B/ED-12B has been updated and…
CommercialNorthrop Grumman, U.S. Navy Conduct Catapult Launch of X-47B UAS Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy have conducted the Navy's first catapult launch of an unmanned system using the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator. The test was conducted Thursday at…
Business & GASchubach Aviation Adds Citation II Jet to Fleet San Diego-based Schubach Aviation added a Cessna Citation II to its fleet, as it looks to expand its fleet and offer customers a mid-range jet with a cheaper price tag. (Schubach's Cessna…
CommercialAerospace Manufacturers Prepare for Fiscal Cliff As negotiations continue between the White House and Congress over how to avoid the highly publicized fiscal cliff, U.S. aerospace and defense manufacturers are bracing themselves for what could happen if the…