ConnectivityNavigating ADS-B Failures What should the pilot of an aircraft flying in en route airspace in the post 2020 world do if he or she encounters an ADS-B failure notification? The answer to that question…
ConnectivityA Roadmap to Flight Deck Interval Management A coordinated effort involving NASA, the FAA, and the aviation industry could make the use of an exciting new airport arrival concept — Flight Deck Interval Management (FIM) — a reality in…
ConnectivitySpace-Based ADS-B: Going Live in the North Atlantic Airspace On February 7, 2019, Aireon took full control over the final six ADS-B payloads from Iridium for its space-based ADS-B surveillance system. Effectively, this marks a redesign of traditional ground-based ADS-B
ConnectivityMore ADS-B Please! Quite a lot, it turns out. Many airlines still have yet to equip their full fleet of aircraft to comply with the European and U.S. 2020 deadlines. The percentage of U.S. registered…
Editor's NoteEuropean Operators, Regulators Working on New ADS-B Implementation Plan Nearly 1,000 aircraft operating in European airspace are at risk of not being equipped with ADS-B Out avionics by the time the region’s airspace equipage mandate becomes effective next year. The European
MilitaryPortuguese Air Force Brings Flight2 Architecture to C-130 Cockpits The Portuguese Air Force is upgrading its C-130 Hercules fleet with new cockpit displays, flight management systems and an open systems embedded avionics architecture. Under a new contract issued to Collins…
CommercialBritish Airways Buys Boeing 777-9 Haul Worth up to $18.6 Billion Boeing will sell a minimum of 18 777-9 jets to British Airways in a deal with options that could have a value of $18.6 billion by list prices. The deal is with…
Embedded AvionicsNorthrop to Develop Open-Architecture Embedded GPS for USAF The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $59 million contract to develop an embedded GPS system for the F-22 Raptor and other aircraft. The embedded GPS/INS-modernization (EGI-M) program will be…
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