MilitaryRockwell Collins Teams with Bluedrop Training for Joint Simulation Training Solutions Bluedrop cockpit training simulation. Photo: Bluedrop Training and Simulation [Avionics Magazine 12-02-2016] Rockwell Collins and Bluedrop Training and Simulation Inc. (BTSI) have signed an agreement that will allow the companies to jointly…
CommercialRocket Start-Up Plans to Offer Hypersonic Flight by 2019 GOLauncher test vehicle desert landing. Photo: Generation Orbit [Avionics Magazine 12-01-2016] A new satellite launch company could be well on its way to making hypersonic travel a reality before the end of the…
CommercialColombian Plane Crash Black Boxes Found, Authorities Point to Loss of Fuel Flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder recovered from the wreckage of LaMia Bolivia airlines flight 2933. Photo: Aerocivil Colombia [Avionics Magazine 12-01-2016] “Staff from [the Colombian Aviation Authority] located two black…
CommercialKratos Wins Contract for Unmanned Aerial Drone Systems Kratos Unmanned Aerial Target Systems. Photo: Kratos [Avionics Magazine 12-01-2016] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ Unmanned Systems Division (USD) has won a contract award from an unnamed source for multiple high performance…
CommercialIdeaNova Launches Avionics Industry-Focused Data Analysis Tool Diagram of the InShow data analysis tool for avionics media streaming. Photo: IdeaNova [Avionics Magazine 12-01-2016] In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) solutions provider IdeaNova Technologies has launched Inshow, a data analysis tool focused specifically…
Business & GAFlybe Signs on for Jeppesen EFB, Adds SID/STARS Charts Flybe aircraft on runway. Photo: Flybe [Avionics Magazine 12-01-2016] European regional airline Flybe has signed a three-year renewal agreement Jeppesen to provide digital charting and Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) services for the…
MilitaryLockheed’s T-50A APT Offering Kicks off Operations Lockheed Martin/KAI T-50-A. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Magazine 12-01-2016] With the initial test flight taking place on Nov. 19, the Lockheed Martin T-50A has begun operations in Greenville, South Carolina. Lockheed Martin/Korean…
ATM ModernizationCalling on Avionics' Brightest This year, I am calling on the avionics industry’s brightest minds to submit white papers and case studies that you believe can solve some of the industry’s biggest challenges. As always in…