CommercialTextron Releases New Integrated Tester for Aircraft Survivability Systems [Avionics Magazine 11-29-2016] Textron Systems Electronic Systems, an operating unit of Textron, has launched a new Integrated Tester for Aircraft Survivability Systems (ITASS) as part of its Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE) product…
CommercialWTO Rules Some Boeing 777X Tax Breaks Illegal Boeing 777X. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Magazine 11-29-2016] The World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that the United States had ignored international trade rules by permitting illegal subsidies to Boeing for the integrated 777X.…
CommercialPanasonic Partners with Safety Line for More Comprehensive Cockpit Weather Forecasting Panasonic Avionics FlightLink system. Photo: Panasonic Avionics [Avionics Magazine 11-29-2016] Panasonic Avionics and Safety Line have entered into a strategic partnership that aims to enable airlines to access fuel savings through improved…
CommercialCan IBM’s Watson Fit in the Cockpit of the Future? [Avionics Magazine 11-29-2016] IBM’s cognitive super computer system technology Watson has already proven itself capable of winning Jeopardy and identifying treatments for cancer, but is it ready to tell pilots what to…
CommercialEuropean Aviation Network Completes First Test Flights European Aviation Network testing at Nokia Stuttgart with onboard equipment. Photo: Nokia [Avionics Magazine 11-28-2016] The European Aviation Network (EAN) has reached a significant milestone today after Inmarsat, Deutsche Telekom and its…
CommercialAegean Airlines Ups Operational Efficiency with Rockwell Collins Data Link Coms Aegean Airlines A320ceo. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Magazine 11-28-2016] Aegean Airlines has selected Rockwell Collins to provide air-to-ground data link communications using the copmany’s ARINC Globalink technology. By implementing Globalink, Agean Airlines aims…
ATM ModernizationEASA Strikes New SESAR Cooperation Agreement EASA Executive Director Patrick Ky and SJU Executive Director Florian Guillermet signing the new SESAR MoC. Photo: EASA [Avionics Magazine 11-28-2016] On Nov. 23, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) signed a…
CommercialFirst A350-1000 Makes Premier Flight First A350-1000 test flight crew. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Magazine 11-28-2016] The first of three A350-1000 development aircraft to fly landed at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport France on Nov. 24, successfully completing its first flight,…