ATM ModernizationNASA Volcano Research Drone Can Inform ATM NASA plans to explore and monitor volcanoes in an effort to improve air traffic management (ATM) and the accuracy of ash-fall measurements with an unmanned aircraft system, Black Swift Technologies said. The company…
Embedded AvionicsAstronics Q1 Shows Lower Consolidated Sales, Increase in Avionics Sales Astronics said it did not see much change in the first quarter of 2017 compared to 2016. Sales during the quarter, which ended April 1, were down 4.5% from the same quarter…
MilitaryAirbus Study to Support Satcomm for French Military Airbus Defence and Space is set to carry out preparatory studies and definition work for the future ground segment of the Syracuse IV satellite-based military telecommunications system, Airbus said. The deal was…
CommercialViva Aerobus Chooses Teledyne Controls for Flight Data Analysis Mexico’s Viva Aerobus has signed up for a Teledyne Controls flight data analysis service, Teledyne Controls said. This is part of Viva Aerobus’ expansion and modernization effort for its Airbus A320 fleet.…
CommercialLockheed Martin Taps Honeywell for Commercial Super Hercules Weather Radar Honeywell’s IntuVue RDR-4000 and 4000M weather radar systems are set to make their way onboard Lockheed Martin’s new LM-100J Super Hercules commercial freighter, Lockheed Martin said. "Operators around the world will rely…
Business & GAEmbraer CEO Sees Big Potential for Uber Partnership Embraer CEO Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva believes there could be a big potential market for sales of electric aircraft in the future, the Brazilian airframe manufacturing executive told analysts during…
ATM ModernizationAireon ADS-B Receivers Decode 8,000 Messages During Flight Tests The first flight of Aireon and Nav Canada’s ADS-B technology was a success, Aireon said. The Canadian air navigation service provider scheduled two flight tests, and the FAA scheduled additional flight tests…
ConnectivityJeppesen, Teledyne Team for FliteDeck Pro Enhancement Jeppesen and Teledyne Controls have teams to enhance FliteDeck Pro, Jeppesen said. The Jeppesen electronic flight bag would be integrated with Teledyne’s GroundLink Comm+ system with aircraft interface device (AID) functionality, or…
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