ConnectivityIsrael's El Al Wants to Outfit Boeing Dreamliners with Panasonic IFE Panasonic Avionics Corp.’s eX3 in-flight entertainment (IFE) system is set to find its way onto 16 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, Panasonic said. Israel's El Al airlines has selected the system for its new fleet.…
Embedded AvionicsGreen Hills Software to Provide Real-Time Multicore OS to Next-Generation Nav Green Hills Software has been selected by an unnamed U.S. commercial and military navigation equipment supplier to provide a real-time multicore operating system, the company said. The DO-178B Level A-compliant system is…
ATM ModernizationJune Sees Continued Growth in Traffic Trend, Eurocontrol Says Eurocontrol said it expects that by its end, 2017 will have seen more than 10.5 million flights. This forecast is based, in part, on its Network Operations Report for June. The report…
CommercialEASA Certificates 'First' Synthetic Vision System for Commercial Air Transport EASA has certificated avionics advancements for the ATR 42-600 and ATR 72-600, co-developed by ATR and Thales, Thales said. Called “Standard 3,” the new enhancements improve situational awareness and approach capabilities, with…
MilitaryUSAF Fighter Wing Upgrades F-16 Fleet in Japan The 35th Fighter Wing of the U.S. Air Force can now fly General Dynamic/Lockheed Martin F-16s with upgraded avionics. The fighter wing’s Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert wrote that the upgrade aimed…
ConnectivityDelta Adds 2-Ku-Capable Long-Haul Aircraft for Trans-Pacific Flights Delta Air Lines has added to its fleet the first kind of long-haul aircraft to feature next-generation 2Ku connectivity, Delta said. Last week, the airline said it became the first in North…
Business & GANew Pilot Interfacing Tech Could Support Future Supersonic Flights As OEMs work on new supersonic airframes, one of the world’s largest avionics manufacturers and NASA have completed testing a key technology that could help make commercial supersonic travel a reality. Testing on…
ATM ModernizationAireon Develops ADS-B Operations in Saudi Arabia Aireon said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Air Navigation Services (SANS), Saudi Arabia's air navigation service provider. SANS is managing one of the largest and busiest airspaces in the…