CommercialAerospace and Defense Outsourcing 3.0 But engineering and IT services providers have largely failed to recognize the clear pattern of change in outsourcing behavior and adapt to the new age to stay relevant. In the early 2000s,…
Embedded AvionicsPlugging Into Today's Interface Devices AID usage is expanding. According to a market research report by Technavio, the global commercial AID market is expected to post an annual growth rate of close to 13 percent during the…
Business & GAFAA Grounds Cirrus Vision Jets After Angle of Attack Incidents The FAA has issued an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) that has prompted the grounding of Cirrus SF50 Vision Jets, requiring a replacement of the aircraft’s angle of attack (AOA) sensors before operators…
ConnectivityLockheed's VTOL Data Fusion Sensor Suite Tested on V-280 Lockheed Martin has flight tested its pilotage distributed aperture sensor (PDAS) on a Bell V-280 Valor. PDAS is a multi-function sensor system for vertical lift aircraft that generates and fuses high-resolution, 360-degree…
Business & GASmart Displays Are Computers on New AeroVue Flight Deck BendixKing’s new AeroVue Touch integrated flight deck takes a disruptive new approach to the traditional concept of display-centered flight decks by embedding computing engines within new smart cockpit displays. The Honeywell…
UnmannedFAA Reviewing Comments En Route to Implementing New Drone Rule The public comment period closed this week on the FAA's proposed rule change to allow more flying drones at night and over people. "The preliminary tally for public comments is 1,821 for…
UnmannedNotre-Dame Cathedral Fire Fought with Drones Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris was the site of a raging fire Monday, April 15, suffering a still-unknown amount of damage as the building is assessed. The damage could have been worse, though,…
CommercialFAA OK's Updated MCAS for 737 MAX, Awaits Industry Comments The FAA Flight Standardization Board (FSB) has reviewed Boeing's update to the 737 MAX's maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS) and determined it is "operationally suitable," according to a new report the agency put…