CommercialUPS to Upgrade Boeing 757, 767 Cockpits UPS is bringing Boeing 787-style cockpit avionics displays to its fleet of legacy 757s and 767s under a new avionics display upgrade program. Large-screen displays will replace 26 current line replaceable units,…
ConnectivityAvionica Adds 767, DHC-8-200 to avWiFi STC Avionica has received approval to add Boeing 767-series and DHC-8-200 aircraft to its supplemental type certificate (STC) for avWiFi broadband data-transfer capabilities from the cockpit to the terminal and the cockpit…
MilitaryBoeing, US Air Force Demo Airborne Networking System Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have shown that multiple aircraft and ground stations can communicate securely using Boeing’s Talon HATE airborne networking system, the company said. HATE pods were equipped on…
Embedded Avionics4 Things We Learned at AEEC/AMC Large unmanned aircraft avionics need more standardization, Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is coming to avionics, and operators are equipping their aircraft with mission specific technologies. These were just some of the…
RegulationEASA Proposes Small Drone Rules The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is seeking public comment on a new proposed regulation covering operations of small drones in the European Union member states. The agency said it plans to…
MilitaryItaly Assembly Site Rolls Out First STOVL F-35 F-35 program partner Italy rolled out the first short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) version of that fifth-generation fighter May 5 from its assembly facility near Milan, prime contractor Lockheed Martin said. The F-35B…
ATM ModernizationNATS Joins Nav Canada as Remote-Tower Firm Owner NATS is joining Nav Canada as a major owner in a Canadian firm that specializes in digital camera technology for remote control tower operations and optimization of surface movements on airports. The…
ATM ModernizationUS Omnibus Bill Gains Praise from GAMA The General Aviation Manufacturers Assn. (GAMA) said it fully supports U.S. Congress’ passing of a bill that provides “key funding for general aviation manufacturers in safety, certification, and alternative fuels." The fiscal year…