CommercialThales Acquires Software Security Company Gemalto for $5.4 B Thales has completed the acquisition of software security company Gemalto for $5.4 billion. The acquisition took 15 months and will furnish Thales with a new division, to be named digital identity and…
ATM ModernizationFAA's Plan for Non-Equipped Aircraft After 2020 ADS-B Mandate The FAA has released its policy for dealing with non-compliant aircraft after the 2020 ADS-B mandate goes into effect: approve them, but only when convenient. "Scheduled operators may request an authorization to…
ConnectivityNew Analytics, Antenna and Cable Technology at AIX 2019 Avionics manufacturers and aircraft connectivity service providers are responding to airlines' demands for faster connection speeds, more flexible architectures and aircraft data analytics platforms at the 2019 Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) 2019 in…
ATM ModernizationGlobal ADS-B Surveillance is Now Live Global air traffic surveillance is now a reality. Aireon's space-based ADS-B system is up and running and it has launched a trial of its service over the North Atlantic. "For the first time…
ATM ModernizationRaytheon, Lockheed Look to Get Ahead of Huge NAS Contract Raytheon and Lockheed Martin are teaming up to chase a contract to update U.S. National Airspace infrastructure with new, multipurpose radars. In an attempt to both modernize the national airspace system (NAS)…
ATM ModernizationCanada Has a Five-Year Plan for Mandating ADS-B Out Canadian air navigation service provider Nav Canada is finalizing the performance standards, technical details and timeline for its ADS-B Out mandate, which has some commonality and some differences from the same mandate…
Business & GASupersonic Flight Unlocked by Real-Time Boom Predictions Crucial to the industry's ability to bring supersonic civil aviation back in a palatable fashion is the fact that modern technology allows the real-time prediction of how sound waves will reach the ground,…
CommercialHarbour Air to Start Flight Testing All-Electric Seaplane This Year The largest seaplane airline in North America will begin flight testing all-electric propulsion technology later this year, after signing a new agreement to modify every aircraft in its fleet with new electromagnetic…