Embedded AvionicsWind River Platform First of its Kind to Receive FACE Certification Wind River’s VxWorks 653 platform has passed the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) conformance certification for the FACE Operating System Segment Safety Base Profile. It is the first commercial-off-the-shelf product to achieve…
MilitaryF-35 Pilots to Begin Training in New BAE Simulator BAE Systems’ Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II flight engineering simulator is up and running, the company said. Pilots can now prepare for flight trials on the U.K.’s new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft…
ConnectivitySmartSky Secures Funding to Deploy 4G ATG Network SmartSky Networks has officially raised enough equity funding to achieve the deployment of its nationwide air-to-ground 4G network. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based inflight Internet provider’s latest round of funding features the company’s…
CommercialICAO is Not Calling for Cockpit Video Cameras in New Airplanes After reports emerged in several media outlets last week noting that the International Civil Aviation Org. (ICAO) is calling for video recorders to be standard equipment in future commercial aircraft cockpits. In an…
CommercialBombardier CS100 Completes Latest Flight Testing A Bombardier C Series aircraft featuring a representative payload completed a non-stop flight from London City Airport (LCY) to John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport in New York City. The direct intercontinental flight…
Embedded AvionicsNew Partnership Targets Aerospace Security Validation Ensco Avionics is launching a technology alliance with TrustPhi to offer DO-326A aerospace security solutions. Under the alliance, both companies will seek to provide services to help aerospace and defense companies design…
ConnectivityGE Aviation Acquires AirVault GE Aviation has confirmed its acquisition of cloud-based digital aircraft records management company AirVault. According to a statement released by GE on the acquisition, the acquisition of AirVault will strengthen GE's ability…
ATM ModernizationEurocontrol Aims to Help Single European Sky Focus on Operator Needs Focusing on the needs of the aircraft operator, rather than the needs of an air navigation service provider, is how Eurocontrol anticipates being able to meet goals for Single European Sky. The organization…