Commercial

First Post-Soviet Russian Airliner Takes Maiden Flight

Irkut Corp., a United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) company, completed a successful maiden flight of its MC-21-300 commercial airliner, UAC said. The 30-minute flight took place at Irkutsk Aviation Plant in Siberia. It…

ATM Modernization

ICAO Talks Urban Development and Airspace in China and Ukraine

The International Civil Aviation Org. (ICAO) discussed the need for determined cooperation supporting international airspace safety and the importance of synergies challenges arising from international aviation and digital connectivity during two different missions…

Embedded Avionics

Aircraft Tracking Q&A With Blue Sky Network CEO

As the International Civil Aviation Org.’s (ICAO) Global Aeronautical Distress Safety System (GADSS) concept of operations moves closer to becoming a reality for operators, aviation industry companies are working to ensure airframes…

Connectivity

Upgrade Central: Streamlining Flight Management

Avionics readers told us in our most recent survey that nearly 55% of them need to acquire EFBs for their current fleets of aircraft. Responding from commercial, civil and military operations, readers…

Connectivity

40 Gbps?

If you’re reading this at the Paris Air Show, RTCA or Avionics’ own Global Connected Aircraft Summit, take a look at this issue’s pictures of aircraft cockpits and cabins — or see…

Commercial

777x: Advancing Avionics

When the Boeing 777X enters commercial service in 2020, the aircraft will be equipped with the latest avionics and related systems. Some devices will be next-generation enhancements brought over from the 787

Embedded Avionics

Development of Wireless Avionics Intra-Communications

While avionics engineers, producers and installers busy themselves with ADS-B mandate activity, it might be an extra burden for them to focus on new developments in the industry. One is the recent…