MilitaryU.S. Army in Final Stages of Developing EW Software Tool for Battle Management The U.S. Army is in the final stages of developing a software tool, the Raytheon Electronic Warfare Planning and Management Tool (EWPMT), to give the operators of military hardware, including aircraft, situational…
CommercialThomas Global Achieves Cockpit Display Upgrade Certification on 737 Classics Thomas Global Systems received what the Australian manufacturer describes as a first of its kind liquid crystal display (LCD) cockpit upgrade for cathode ray tube (CRT)-equipped Boeing 737 Classics. Under a new…
Business & GAAre Business Jet Pilots Ready for This Wearable Head up Display? Thales plans on bringing its experience in providing helmet mounted display technology for military pilots to the business jet market with the newly upgraded version of TopMax, which is on track to…
MilitaryU.S. Air Force Signs Predictive Maintenance Enterprise Agreement with U.K.-Based SDL A United States Air Force enterprise agreement this month with the U.K.-based SDL will support maintenance and operations personnel with technical documentation around diagnostic checklists and repair procedures and enable information sharing…
ConnectivityGogo Reveals Partners for 5G Network and Onboard Systems Gogo revealed three strategic partners — Cisco, Airspace, and First RF — which will play key roles in Gogo’s development of its 5G system and network. In May, Gogo executives first confirmed that its new 5G network…
CommercialLion Air 737 MAX Final Accident Report Cites AOA Sensor, MCAS Among Multitude of Contributing Factors Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) published its final 322-page accident investigation report on the October 2018 Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX flight JT610 crash, finding that it was caused by a combination…
Air TaxiJaunt Partners with Triumph to Develop, Certify and Mass-Produce Air Taxi LAS VEGAS – Air taxi developer Jaunt Air Mobility entered into a service agreement with Triumph Group to provide engineering and manufacturing services for its electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, formalizing…
Business & GA10 Innovative Avionics, Engines and Future Technologies From NBAA 2019 LAS VEGAS – At the 2019 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), airframe manufacturers, avionics vendors and jet engine-makers pushed this segment of the air transportation industry forward by embracing future-facing technologies that made…