Business & GAEFB Special Section: EFB Market Evolves Electronic flight bag (EFB) systems are now mature products that provide a wide range of benefits for commercial flight decks and business jet cockpits. However, sales of the systems are expected to…
CommercialEFB Special Section: Installing EFBs Is No Simple Matter Installing an EFB system may seem like a simple matter, but it could be one of the most complicated modifications an airline will ever make to an airplane, according to industry veteran…
CommercialEFB Special Section: Software Drives EFB Business Case As airlines consider adopting EFBs, it is often the benefit of one or more software applications that makes the difference in the business decision to go ahead with a significant capital expenditure.…
CommercialEFB Special Section: Airlines Outline EFB Benefits Continental Airlines, Virgin America and Miami Air have all selected Class 2 electronic flight bag (EFB) systems for different reasons. But the benefit of a growing list of software applications makes it…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Completes Sensor Flight Tests Northrop Grumman said Thursday it completed initial testing of the Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) sensor. All dedicated mode flights have been completed in the Radar System Level Performance Verification (RSLPV)…
CommercialGE Aviation to Develop Wireless Technology GE Aviation is developing wireless data gathering and transmission technology for aircraft applications in support of the WiTNESSS (WIreless Technologies for Novel Enhancement of Systems and Structures Serviceability) initiative. The WiTNESSS consortium…
Business & GACobham Awaits Part 25 SVS Approval Cobham Avionics is “within weeks” of obtaining FAA supplemental type certification of a synthetic vision system (SVS) on a Part 25 transport-category aircraft, which will be its first such SVS certification, the…
MilitaryInsitu Invests in Canadian UAV Market Boeing subsidiary Insitu on Thursday announced the first $25 million in contracts to Canadian companies as part of a government order for small unmanned aerial vehicle (SUAV) services. The Canadian government in…