CommercialAirbus to Install Satcom Direct In-Flight Connectivity Products Satcom Direct Router for in-flight connectivity. Photo: Satcom Direct [Avionics Magazine 10-13-2016] Airbus has become the first commercial jetliner OEM to install a suite of Satcom Direct (SD) products, including the Satcom…
Embedded AvionicsDARPA, Honeywell Working to Develop Next-Generation Precision Navigation Tech [Avionics Magazine 10-13-2016] Honeywell has signed an agreement with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to further develop the next generation of precision inertial technology. The company is working to…
Business & GADassault Falcon Eye CVS Certified on Falcon 2000S and LXS Twinjet Dassault Falcon Eye combined vision system. Photo: Dassault Falcon [Avionics Magazine 10-12-2016] The FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have certified Dassault Aviation’s Combined Vision System (CVS), FalconEye, for use…
CommercialFAA Validates Alaska Airlines’ Own Safety Management System Alaska Airlines flight. Photo: Alaska Airlines [Avionics Magazine 10-12-2016] The FAA has accepted Alaska Airlines’ and Horizon Air’s Safety Management System (SMS), capping a five-year effort to develop and refine a comprehensive,…
CommercialAirBaltic Preps for Nearing C Series CS300 Entry into Service airBaltic CS300. Photo: airBaltic [Avionics Magazine 10-12-2016] The Bombardier C Series CS300 launch customer airBaltic is currently preparing for the aircraft’s entry into service scheduled for later this year. In addition to…
Business & GAStellar Labs Acquires FlightApps, Poised to Aid in Rockwell Collins Joint-Endeavor Stellar Labs digital marketplace for private aviation. Photo: Stellar Aviation [Avionics Magazine 10-12-2016] California’s Stellar Labs has acquired FlightApps, according to a company news release. A digital marketplace for aviation, Stellar’s will…
ATM ModernizationReduced Separation Over North Atlantic Track System is Coming [Avionics Magazine 10-12-2016] The process of managing separation between aircraft over the North Atlantic is about to change drastically. The North Atlantic Tracks (NAT), the oceanic airspace where aircraft fly passengers and…
CommercialAtlas Air Exchanges Nine 767s for Converted Freighters Atlas Air Boeing converted freighter. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Magazine 10-11-2016] Atlas Air Worldwide has converted an order for nine 767-passenger airplanes into Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF). Boeing previously announced four of the…