CommercialHow an Emirates A380 Captain is Using PBN to Improve Flying Performance-based navigation (PBN), made up of area navigation (RNAV) and required navigation performance-authorization required (RNP-AR) sounds complicated. But in reality, it isn’t. Emirates’ Roger Hall, RNAV project lead and Airbus A380 captain,…
Business & GATop 10 OEMs, Tech Suppliers at NBAA 2017 The 2017 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention featured a combined 99 avionics manufacturers, dealers, audio and visual equipment vendors, and suppliers. Though it would be impossible to analyze what all these…
ATM ModernizationGermany, the Netherlands Sign Agreement to Jointly Procure Instrument Land Systems Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) and the Netherlands’ air navigation service provider (LVNL) have agreed to exchange instrument systems, DFS said. Under the agreement, the two countries are to procure instrument land systems (ILS).…
RegulationFAA Rule Says New Aircraft Design Must be Quieter in 2018 The FAA said it will require newly designed aircraft have lower noise volumes, starting Jan. 1, 2018. A new rule, “Stage 5 Airplane Noise Standards,” would demand that the latest noise-reduction technology…
CommercialEurocontrol Leads New SESAR Effort for UTM SESAR is gearing up to kick off a drone project in January. The SESAR Horizon 2020 PODIUM project (which stands for “Single European Sky ATM Research Horizon 2020 Proving Operations of Drones…
ConnectivityVistaJet Sees Growth in BizJet 'Shared Economy' Model VistaJet is increasing its U.S.-based fleet of Global and Challenger business jets by 50% after seeing demand surge for its service in the third quarter. During the third quarter of 2017, VistaJet…
Business & GAMicrosoft, Boeing Talk Artificial Intelligence at NBAA A Microsoft global industry solutions manager spoke during an educational session during the National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) convention in Las Vegas and alerted the audience to the fact that artificial intelligence…
ATM ModernizationDJI Has a Drone ID Product that Addresses Some Operator Privacy Concerns DJI’s new product can identify and monitor airborne unmanned aircraft systems. The company said its AeroScope uses existing technology and addresses safety, security and privacy concerns. "As drones have become an everyday…