RegulationFAA Signs New Safety Agreement With China FAA has signed a new safety agreement with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). Under the new U.S.-China Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA), the civil aviation regulatory bodies of both countries…
Embedded AvionicsRTCA President Talks Progress on NextGen Deployment Margaret Jenny, president of RTCA, is one of the most well-known executives across technical aerospace circles. In recent years, her organization helped form the NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC) to serve as a…
Curated ContentFaulty Maps Might Have Caused Fatal March Helicopter Crash in Ireland According to a report from Ireland's national public-service media organization, RTÉ (Raidió Teilifís Éireann), faulty maps might be to blame for a Coastguard helicopter crash off Black Rock Island in March. Read more…
Commercial10 Trending Avionics News Stories in October October has been a busy month in aviation. There have been business moves and new technology approaches that we covered in both the latest edition of Avionics magazine and our online daily content.…
MilitaryLockheed Martin F-35 Sustainment Woes Hurting Readiness The U.S. Defense Department's new fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IIs is experiencing spare parts shortages and other sustainment problems that are hurting the readiness of the fighter jets, according to…
ConnectivityAstronics to Expand In-Flight Connectivity Portfolio with $104M Acquisition By the end of the year Telefonix Inc. and related company Product Development Technologies LLC could have a new parent company. Astronics Corp. is planning a move — worth $104 million —…
Curated ContentQatar Airways Improves Passenger App Capabilities Qatar Airways has enhanced its mobile app for ease of use for customers. The app features allow passengers to have all important information they need at their fingertips through their mobile devices.…
CommercialAirlines Electronic Engineering Committee Executives OK ARINC Standardization Efforts Eurocontrol hosted a meeting with more than 30 senior representatives from airline engineering departments, airframe manufacturers and the avionics equipment manufacturing industry. Eurocontrol said that the meeting, held at its headquarters in…