MilitaryLarge Aircraft Can Now Use IMSAR Synthetic Aperture Radar IMSAR now offers a new extended ranger version of its miniaturized synthetic aperture radar, the Utah-based company said. The new version, IMSAR said, is able to work in higher altitudes and faster…
CommercialIOT, Data Analytics Drive New Airplane Health Monitoring Strategies Commercial airplane health monitoring is evolving rapidly both technologically and conceptually. Airlines and airplane original equipment manufacturers, engine makers, sensor suppliers and software companies are all working in an interconnected way to…
CommercialAirplane Cabins: Moving to a Modular Future? Airlines are already getting more innovative with their existing cabin configurations and use of in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC). At the 2017 Paris Air Forum in June, for example, Air France, through…
ATM ModernizationDJI Presents Approaches to Drone Traffic Management, Identification to ICAO DJI delivered two white papers Saturday on its regulatory approach to safely grow drone traffic. During ICAO’s Drone Enable conference in Montreal, DJI showed its thoughts on unmanned aircraft system traffic management…
ConnectivityOAG Says These Airports are 'Most Connected' Digital flight information provider OAG has named Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) the “most connected airport in domestic connectivity.” OAG’s “Megahubs U.S. Index 2017” also ranked Chicago O’Hare fourth in international connectivity.…
CommercialBoeing Projects Demand for Thousands of Single-Aisle Aircraft in Southeast Asia Through 2036 Boeing said that over the next two decades, it predicts a demand for 4,310 new airplanes in Southeast Asia. Presented in its Southeast Asia Current Market Outlook, the demand is valued at…
ConnectivityLufthansa Execs Map Out 2018 Plans for IFC Lufthansa has long been one of the pioneers in bringing in-flight connectivity (IFC) services to passengers. It was one of the first, if not the first to do so. However, as one…
CommercialA350 XWB Gets a 3-D-Printed Part In what engineering and manufacturing company Arconic claims is a “first,” Airbus has installed a 3-D-printed titanium bracket on a series production of Airbus commercial aircraft. Arconic is printing parts for the…