CommercialQatar Airways CTO Discusses Boeing 777X Avionics, IFEC Boeing is scheduled to begin production on the re-engined version of the 777, the 777X, this year. Qatar Airways is the launch customer for the 777X, which has garnered 306 total orders…
Business & GACould General Aviation Use a Digital Co-Pilot? Could a voice-activated tablet application capable of monitoring safety-critical flight information and providing visual and vocal cues to pilots at different points of flight prove to be beneficial in improving general aviation…
ATM ModernizationMelbourne Airport Becomes Second in Southern Hemisphere to Install SmartPath Australia’s Melbourne Airport now has Honeywell’s SmartPath, air navigation service provider Airservices Australia said. The ground-based augmentation system (GBAS) was recently activated. “GBAS can provide a more resilient system for all runway…
Embedded AvionicsEsterline Helicopter Cockpit Demonstrator Makes Debut with Suite of Avionics Esterline CMC Electronics' integrated helicopter cockpit demonstrator made its show debut at Canada’s Global Defence & Security Trade Show (CANSEC), Esterline said. The solution features a range of the company’s avionics capabilities,…
ConnectivityViaSat-2 Ka-Band Satellite Set to Launch The ViaSat-2 satellite is set to launch June 1 from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, ViaSat said. ViaSat-2 is a geostationary satellite, the company said, that operates in Ka-band…
CommercialSWISS Ready to Operate 1st CS300 Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) now has a Bombardier CS300. Bombardier said the airline took delivery of its first in Mirabel, Canada. SWISS would become the first airline to operate both C…
ATM ModernizationFirst Step in GADSS Implementation Scheduled, Eurocontrol Says At the International Conference Flight Location & Data Recovery 2017 May 9 to 11 in Germany, Eurocontrol and other industry and government representatives discussed the implementation of the global aeronautical distress and…
MilitaryUS Air Force, Sikorsky Combat Rescue Helicopter Reaches CDR Sikorsky’s HH-60W can now prepare for assembly, test and evaluation, Lockheed Martin said. The U.S. Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) project has successfully reached air vehicle critical design review. "This milestone…