Business & GAUK Pilots Need to Upgrade to 8.33 kHz Radios, CAA Says Pilots flying general aviation aircraft in U.K. airspace are being urged by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to convert their aircraft radios to 8.33 kHz spacing as soon as possible. According…
Embedded AvionicsGarmin Adds South America Coverage to Navigation Database Garmin has expanded its Garmin Navigation Database to cover the entire Americas with the new addition of South America. Garmin said that the new navigation data would be available by October. According…
CommercialBoeing AvionX to Develop Flight Controls, Navigation Technology Under New President Boeing officially unveiled the name and leadership of its new avionics manufacturing division, AvionX, on Monday. Brendan Curran, former president of Crane Co., has been appointed the president of Boeing AvionX. Here’s…
ATM ModernizationThales Provides Security Suite for Expanded Oman Airport Thales is providing its airport operation control center suite of security solutions for the new terminal of Oman's Muscat International Airport. The airport saw a 17% year-over-year growth up to 14 million…
ProfilesFuture of Flight: Where Do Engineers See the Industry Headed? Since April 2018, Avionics has been profiling one aerospace engineer per week, providing a behind-the-scenes look at everything from the use of artificial intelligence to certify artificial intelligence to the certification of…
CommercialBoeing CFO Talks Services Industry, NMA, Acquisitions Boeing's deals with KLX and Embraer to establish its year-old Boeing Global Services business aren't the end of the OEM's moves in that space. Speaking at the 2018 Jeffries Global Industrials Conference, Boeing's chief…
Business & GAAvionics Industry Showing Strong Growth in AEA Market Report Total worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales grew 15.5% year-over-year (YOY) in the first half of 2018, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association’s second-quarter 2018 fiscal report. The report is an…
ConnectivityGogo Bets on Flexibility Amid Antenna, Financial Challenges Gogo’s ability to remain the world's largest provider of in-flight internet service could depend on the flexible architecture it has built into several elements of its business and commercial aircraft connectivity technology.…