ATM ModernizationNATS Designs New VCCS for London Luton View from the London Luton control tower. Photo: NATS [Avionics Magazine 10-07-2016] The U.K.’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) NATS has designed London Luton’s replacement Voice Communications and Control System (VCCS) that…
CommercialGOL Implements Jeppesen Crew Rostering GOL Boeing 737. Photo: Wikimedia [Avionics Magazine 10-07-2016] Jeppesen has successfully integrated its Crew Rostering solution with Brazil’s GOL airline to optimize crew planning for the international carrier. GOL began using Crew…
CommercialHAECO to Close Line Maintenance Operations HAECO’s Vector economy class seat, which will launch on Cathay Pacific’s Airbus A350-1000. Photo: HAECO [Avionics Magazine 10-07-2016] Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company (HAECO) Americas, a subsidiary of the HAECO Group with…
MilitaryF-16 Avionics Upgrades Driven by What You Can't See [Avionics Magazine 10-07-2016] While the F-35 is starting to enter service and is the most technologically advanced fighter jet that the military aviation community has ever seen, its predecessor, which took its…
Embedded AvionicsEurocontrol, FAA Lay out Plans for New Flight Digital Information Exchange [Avionics Magazine 10-06-2016] Eurocontrol has released details on the Flight Information Exchange Model (FIXM) for the sharing of flight data, like its sisters Aviation Information Exchange Model (AIXM) and Weather Information Exchange…
MilitaryFACE Consortium Launches Under Open Group Photo: Abaco Systems [Avionics Magazine 10-06-2016] The open group of the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Conformance Program has launched. The FACE Conformance Program defines the processes to verify, certify, and provide…
Business & GAConstant Aviation to Develop Gogo 4G STCs Constant Aviation maintenance technician working on an aircraft. Photo: Constant Aviation [Avionics Magazine 10-06-2016] As Gogo Business Aviation continues toward the scheduled launch of its 4G service in the first half of…
CommercialICAO Passes Resolution to Limit Aviation Emissions ICAO headquarters. Photo: ICAO [Avionics Magazine 10-06-2016] The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has reached a landmark agreement to curb CO2 emissions from international aviation. The Paris Agreement, which aims to limit…