MilitaryAvionics for Boeing FARA Design Provide Significant Autonomy, Company Says Boeing unveiled its six-bladed main rotor/rear propulsor, single engine, tandem seating design for the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) on March 3, a blueprint that also features a "state-of-the-art cockpit…
Air TaxiAt Ohio Air Taxi Symposium, Policy Seen as Far Behind Technology COLUMBUS, Ohio — Home to a number of leading aerospace research centers and suppliers, Ohio is taking steps to ensure it will be on the leading edge of the low-altitude urban air…
ATM ModernizationSpace-based ADS-B is Coming to Eurocontrol’s Tactical Flow Management System Under a new 10-year agreement, Eurocontrol will integrate Aireon’s space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data into its enhanced tactical flow management (EFTMS) and a new system known as iNM that is currently…
Business & GAGPMS Foresight HUMS a Big Benefit for Power Line Inspection Helos, Duke Energy Says During patrol season from March to June and September to November, North Carolina-based Duke Energy uses four Bell 407 helicopters flying four and a half to six and a half hours daily…
Embedded AvionicsMaking the Case for Managing Avionics Product Obsolescence Sustainably Product obsolescence is not new to aviation, and neither are the costs and inefficiencies caused by this issue. Yet some industry experts say too often, the avionics industry fails to take a…
CommercialPODCAST: Talking IFEC With Virgin Atlantic's Mark Cheyney In this episode of the Global Connected Aircraft podcast, we spoke with Mark Cheyney, Virgin Atlantic’s head of in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) development, for a look at how the airline’s use…
Embedded AvionicsEASA and FAA to Issue Further Guidance on Multicore Certification This Year The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are to issue further guidance on the certification of airborne systems with avionics multicore processors this year, according to EASA.…
CommercialVistara to Become India’s First Airline to Feature In-flight Internet A partnership agreement between Panasonic Avionics and Tata Group subsidiary Nelco Limited is set to make Vistara India’s first domestic airline to offer in-flight Internet access to passengers. The agreement between Panasonic,…