Business & GASpn Stands for Single-Pilot Operation When Switzerland’s Grob Aerospace launched its spn business jet at the 2005 Paris Air Show, one of the aircraft’s ground-breaking features was its adoption of Honeywell’s new Primus Apex avionic suite. Designed…
Business & GAPerformance-Based Communications Our air transportation system is becoming increasingly stressed. Fuel costs are rising; we are facing more safety, security and environmental protection requirements. But we also have a variety of technologies to help…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Lighting Light emitting diode technology is increasingly changing cockpit and aircraft lighting systems Cockpit lighting technology has traditionally moved at a glacial pace compared to other systems on the aircraft, namely computer or…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Software Development Environment AdaCore, of New York and Paris, released the 12th annual edition of its GNAT Pro Ada software development environment, available in 44 configurations on 79 different operating systems, including…
CommercialAeroflot Signs Panasonic IFE Contract Panasonic Avionics, Lake Forest, Calif., will provide its eX2 in-flight entertainment system to Russian airline Aeroflot for 10 of its A330s. Financial terms were not disclosed. Deliveries are expected to start this…
MilitaryEMS Technologies Signs B-2 Satellite Pact EMS Technologies signed a $13 million contract with Northrop for the extremely high frequency (EHF) satellite communications system for the U.S. Air Force's B-2 stealth bomber. EMS said, under a planned upgrade…
Business & GAEditor’s Note: UAS In Civil Airspace For each of the past two years that I served as chairman of an avionics conference in Amsterdam, two prominent advocates of mainstreaming unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in civil airspace challenged, even…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan Systems Development Improved On Tranche 2 Typhoon Improved systems development tools and processes have helped shorten the development lifecycle of the Tranche 2 Eurofighter Typhoon, which is scheduled for deliveries to…