ATM ModernizationReport: London City Airport Could be First in UK with Remote Digital System London City Airport plans to replace its air traffic control tower with a remotely operated digital system, news reports have said. Testing is expected next year, with full operation in 2019. This…
MilitaryWhy is the Military Interested in the FACE Avionics Standard? If you’re a member of the military or just naturally interested in aviation, you may have heard some talk about The Open Group FACE Consortium. But what does the FACE approach represent,…
CommercialEuropean Regional Airlines Form New Avionics Equipage Policy European regional airlines have new guidance for equipping airframes with hardware, software, wiring and other components necessary to get aircraft into compliance with future airspace mandates. According to the European Regional Airlines…
MilitaryUS Navy Jammer Program Passes Design Review The U.S. Navy’s AN/ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer Increment 1 mid-band program is on track, Naval Air Systems Command (Navair) said. The program completed a critical design review at Naval Air Station Patuxent…
ConnectivityBombardier Signs Up for 6 More Years of IBM Cloud, IBM Watson Bombardier is extending its partnership with IBM through a six-year contract worth some $700 million. The manufacturer would retain use of IBM Services and IBM Cloud management for its worldwide information technology…
Business & GANew Garmin HUD for Textron Features Synthetic Vision Garmin is set to provide Textron Aviation with a new head-up display (HUD) for super-midsize, midsize and light business aircraft, Garmin said. That includes incorporation on the new super-midsize Cessna Citation Longitude.…
CommercialGoDirect Could Save Money for Cathay Pacific's A330 Fleet A successful Honeywell GoDirect trial showed Cathay Pacific that the airline could save hundreds of thousands of dollars in operations and maintenance costs across its fleet of Airbus A330s, Honeywell said. This…
ConnectivityHalf of Millennials Say No Inflight Wi-Fi is a Deal-Breaker, Gogo Says Gogo said that almost 50% of “millennial travelers expect their connected experience in the air to be the same as on the ground.” The company’s study, called The Travelers of Tomorrow, focuses…