ConnectivityUpgrade Central: Streamlining Flight Management Avionics readers told us in our most recent survey that nearly 55% of them need to acquire EFBs for their current fleets of aircraft. Responding from commercial, civil and military operations, readers…
Connectivity40 Gbps? If you’re reading this at the Paris Air Show, RTCA or Avionics’ own Global Connected Aircraft Summit, take a look at this issue’s pictures of aircraft cockpits and cabins — or see…
Commercial777x: Advancing Avionics When the Boeing 777X enters commercial service in 2020, the aircraft will be equipped with the latest avionics and related systems. Some devices will be next-generation enhancements brought over from the 787
Embedded AvionicsDevelopment of Wireless Avionics Intra-Communications While avionics engineers, producers and installers busy themselves with ADS-B mandate activity, it might be an extra burden for them to focus on new developments in the industry. One is the recent…
ConnectivityEthernet Gathers Speed — But Will Fiber Catch Copper? About 30 years ago, the U.S. military thought that the 1-megbit-per-second Mil-Std-1553 data bus would suit its data communications needs for the long term. While still used — even in new airplanes…
Business & GAXOJET: New apps, connectivity, always on demand With expansion plans, the silicon valley-based operator is ready to upgrade its flet with new in-flight connectivity technology and ADS-B In 2016, Silicon Valley-based private jet charter operator XOJET
CommercialCommercial Super Hercules Production Aircraft Makes Maiden Flight Lockheed Martin’s LM-100J commercial freighter production aircraft has completed a successful maiden flight. It followed the same test flight route over North Georgia and Alabama that all Super Hercules aircraft use, Lockheed…
CommercialAir France Replaces Manual Aircraft Data Collection with e-Aircraft Air France’s Airbus fleet is currently using Sitaonair e-Aircraft DataCapture, Sitaonair said. The solution can help airlines optimize staffing resources and reduce the time aircraft spend on the ground. Air France has…