Commercial

Cabin Management Systems

The cabins of new and even some older business aircraft are becoming a nexus for the latest developments in commercial electronics market. Passengers are not only watching video on the latest high-definition…

Military

Smarter Scout

Hunting insurgents or covering convoys, the U.S. Army’s first digital aircraft remains its most heavily used combat helicopter. To hike Kiowa Warrior availability and trim operating costs, the Army itself is integrating…

Military

Avionics for NextGen

Trust, cooperation and collaboration among industry stakeholders, and among the varied technology programs, are key drivers to implementing the FAA’s Next Generation Air Transportation (NextGen) airspace modernization program, according to panelists at…

Editor's Note

New Products

Rugged Display Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing unveiled the latest addition to its Skyquest family of video displays, the new ALPHA Series of rugged displays for deployed airborne platforms. This initial launch comprises…

Commercial

Raytheon, Metron, AirDat in Weather Partnership

Raytheon has teamed with AirDat LLC, of Lakewood, Colo., and Metron Aviation, of Dulles, Va., to provide a weather system for FAA's Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) weather programs. The companies said the…

Business & GA

Navy Tests Bio-Fuel-Powered AV-8B Harrier

Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) in China Lake, Calif., performed the first bio-fuel flight test in AV-8B Harrier #88 last week in the upper Mojave Desert, the Navy said Friday. After preliminary…

Business & GA

VivaAerobus Selects Flight Focus EFB

Flight Focus, based in Singapore, will install its Class 3 electronic flight bag, the Flight Focus PLATFORM, onto the fleet of Mexican airline VivaAerobus, the companies announced Wednesday. Flight Focus said the EFB…

Military

Lockheed Martin Awarded Navy Contract

Lockheed Martin was awarded a $16.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy for six spare AN/AAQ-30 target sight systems (TSS) for the AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopter, the Navy announced Tuesday. The TSS…