ATM ModernizationEurocontrol Report Shows Record Air Traffic in 2016 In 2016, Europe saw a record amount of air traffic, Eurocontrol said. Until last year, 2008 held the record. But Eurocontrol’s 2016 Network Manager Annual Report showed that there were 10,190,903 flights…
ATM ModernizationFAA Retires National Weather Service Area Forecast The FAA is retiring the National Weather Service Area Forecast for the contiguous U.S., the FAA said in an Information for Operators (InFO), as the service is transitioning to the Graphical Forecast for…
Embedded AvionicsDreco, Universal Synaptics Renew Fault Detection System Contract Universal Synaptics has renewed its deal with Lockheed Martin’s Dreco for a fault detection system, Lockheed Martin said. The Intermittent Fault Detection & Isolation System (IFDIS) and portable Voyager Intermittent Fault Detector…
ConnectivityIn-Flight Wi-Fi Still Under Evaluation for Some Airlines Decisions for airlines making investments in providing in-flight Wi-Fi for passengers are strongly driven by the segment of the industry they operate within, as Avionics learned at the 2017 Boyd International Aviation…
CommercialBoeing Commits Resources to Aid Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts Boeing is committing $1 million, and perhaps more, to aid in relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. The manufacturer said it is contributing $1 million from the Boeing Charitable Trust…
ConnectivityTeledyne Controls' New STC Means Mixed Fleets Can Have Common EFB Software Teledyne Controls’ aircraft interface device (AID) has been certificated for Austrian Airlines’ fleet of Airbus, Boeing and Embraer aircraft, Teledyne Controls said. GroundLink AID’s supplemental type certification means that the airline, and…
Business & GAUK CAA Wants GA Community to Run Events for Drone Users The U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is enlisting the help of the GA community. It said it could use help “educating drone users on how to fly safely.” The authority has launched…
Business & GAFinal Test G600 Takes Flight as Gulfstream Moves Toward FAA Certification The final aircraft in the Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation G600 flight test program has taken its maiden flight, Gulfstream said. It is the fifth aircraft in the program, which began December 2016. This…