Business & GAGAMA: Business Jet Deliveries Increase in First Quarter The General Aviation Manufacturers Assn. (GAMA) today released its first quarter aircraft shipments, showing that both total airplane and rotorcraft shipments increased compared to the same period in 2016, while combined billings declined…
MilitaryAirbus Demos New Automated Aerial Refueling Technology Airbus Defense and Space believes a new automatic air-to-air refueling technology could change the way airborne military aircraft are refueled in flight. The defense division recently achieved what it says is the…
ATM ModernizationHas the Rush Begun for ADS-B Compliancy? At least one operator has seen an influx of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) installations ahead of the FAA's 2020 mandate deadline. In the first quarter of 2017, Duncan Aviation has completed 47 ADS-B…
ATM ModernizationICAO Releases RFI for UAS Traffic Management Systems The International Civil Aviation Org. has taken on the task of developing a common global framework for unmanned aircraft traffic systems, it said at the Assn. for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s (AUVSI) Xponential in Dallas…
Embedded AvionicsNew Development Tool Could Bring Multi-Touch to Cockpit Displays A new avionics development platform could bring multi-touch capabilities to aircraft cockpit display screens. The platform, jointly developed by Wind River, CoreAVI and Presagis, brings the utility of an iOS or Android…
CommercialInsitu Packages Remote-Sensing Services for Commercial Market Boeing subsidiary Insitu is packaging the remote-sensing and information-delivery products and services of it and its parent as a suite of offerings for commercial customers seeking unmanned systems-based solutions to their…
Business & GAAirbus Air Taxi On Schedule for First Flight in 2017 Airbus A³, the advanced projects branch of Airbus Group based in Silicon Valley, will need improvements in computer processing capabilities to make its Vahana autonomous air taxi a reality by 2020. Arne…
CommercialThomas Cook Selects GoDirect for Fleet Following Success in Copenhagen Thomas Cook Group, as a whole, is now a customer for Honeywell’s GoDirect Fuel Efficiency software, Honeywell said. The product can provide the airline with data analysis, reporting and monitoring tools for…