Business & GAAvionics Previews EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 The 2017 EAA AirVenture event in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, will feature more than 800 exhibitors and 10,000 aircraft. Here, we provide a brief preview of avionics technologies on display and avionics-focused events and…
Business & GAGarmin to Offer New App Capabilities for Android, iOS, Fixed-Wing Aircraft, Helicopters Garmin now offers multiple new capabilities for its Garmin Pilot apps for Apple and Android devices, the company said. These updates are expected to be available in the newest release of Garmin…
CommercialAirbus BizLab Season 2 Ends, Call for Season 3 Applications Opens Season two of Airbus BizLab has ended, and the application period for season three has opened, Airbus said. The season came to a finish after BizLab’s flagship event in Bengaluru, India. BizLab’s…
Embedded AvionicsJuly 1977: Rockwell Collins Receives 'World’s First' GPS Satellite Signal Rockwell Collins in 1977 received “the world’s first GPS satellite signal,” the company said. Forty years ago, Rockwell Collins’ receiver station was six feet tall and had two seats. “Working well after…
CommercialDelta Execs Discuss Fleet Investment, ATC Reform Delta Air Lines spent $500 million on new aircraft and existing aircraft modifications in the second quarter of 2017. During the international carrier’s second quarter earnings call, executives discussed further fleet modernization…
ConnectivityGE Aviation Engine Mechanic Tests IoT With Connected Torque Wrench Augmented reality developer Upskill successfully piloted its Skylight platform on Glass Enterprise Edition at GE Aviation, GE Aviation said. With the capability, GE Aviation’s tools can be connected, and interact digitally with…
MilitaryAirbus Orders 37 L3 Imaging Systems for Two Fleets of Military H225Ms Airbus has placed an order for 37 L3 Technologies MX-15 electro-optical and infrared imaging systems, L3 said. The Wescam product is to be installed on multiple fleets of H225M Caracals. “L3 WESCAM…
Embedded AvionicsRussia Unveils System that Could Influence Future Products, Report Says Russia’s Ramenskoye avionics design bureau is debuting a system for helicopters at MAKS 2017, Russian Aviation Insider reported. The Russian International Aviation and Space Salon began Tuesday and is set to run until…