RegulationEASA Proposed Requirements for Pilot Licensing Could Be Adopted in 2018 EASA has published an opinion proposing amendments to the training requirements for initial pilot licensing. The amendments aim to prevent loss of control during flight situations. Called “Upset Prevention and Recovery Training”…
MilitaryRockwell Collins Completes Contract With Latest US Air Force KC-10 Upgrade Rockwell Collins has completed upgrading the U.S. Air Force’s McDonnell Douglas KC-10 fleet, the company said. With the 59th Flight2 integrated avionics system upgrade, Rockwell Collins has finished this portion of a…
Embedded AvionicsAvionics Editor Named 'Technology Writer of the Year' in Paris Avionics Editor Woodrow Bellamy III had a very busy week at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport. He diligently shared pictures, videos and articles with everyone interested in his favorite…
Embedded AvionicsCould Singapore be Thales' Largest Repair Hub? Singapore is well on its way to being the largest repair hub in the world for Thales, the company said. Its repair volume has increased by more than 30%, and it has…
CommercialFacebook Applies Lessons Learned for Aquila’s Second Flight Facebook’s Aquila has taken a second full-scale test flight, the company said. This unmanned aircraft system aims to bring connectivity to areas of the world with outdated or no access to the…
Embedded AvionicsOpinion: Satellite Ownership vs Leasing Capacity for Commercial Airlines There has been a good deal of chatter in the market about satellite ownership (as compared to leasing capacity) for supporting the in-flight connectivity needs of commercial airlines. One might think this…
Embedded AvionicsNew Signal Transceiver Designed to Tackle ‘Most Demanding’ Applications Platform-based test equipment supplier National Instruments (NI), has introduced a baseband model of its second-generation Vector Signal Transceiver (VST). The PXIe-5820 module is the industry’s first baseband VST with 1 GHz of…
ConnectivityNew FMC+ Direct RF Module Increases Bandwidth in Radar Apps Responding to the accelerating trend toward wider bandwidth multi-channel receivers in modern radar systems, Abaco Systems said Thursday the FMC134 FMC+ FPGA Mezzanine Card Direct RF Conversion Module. It brings industry-leading ADC…