CommercialAFI KLM E&M Plans to Mine Big Data to Streamline Airline Operations [Avionics Magazine 10-14-2016] AFI KLM Engineering and Maintenance (E&M) is implementing a range of solutions based on exploiting the data from aircraft systems with a view to improving maintenance models and processes,…
ATM ModernizationAirbus Highlights Role in Next Phase of SESAR To brief the airline community on SESAR 1 achievements and SESAR 2020 opportunities, Airbus hosted a customer focus group in Toulouse, France, which was attended by representatives from European airlines and key…
CommercialNASA Announces First Test of Drones Flying Beyond-Line-Of-Sight Drone Co-habitation Services operates a Phantom 3 commercial multi-rotor unmanned aircraft, one of 11 vehicles in the UTM TCL2 demonstration that will fly beyond line of sight of the pilot in command…
CommercialBoeing Launches 777X Facility in St. Louis Boeing 777X. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Magazine 10-14-2016] Boeing has formally opened a new composite center on its St. Louis campus that will house the company’s largest commercial aviation work statement ever placed…
CommercialPlay the Avionics News Quiz of October 14 Miami International Airport could be out a few dollars after Luis Ramirez, the former president, vice president, secretary and sole owner of Aviation Main Services, pled guilty to grand theft of more…
CommercialQantas, GE Partner to Make the Most of Aviation Data Analytics Photo: GE [Avionics Magazine 10-13-2016] GE Aviation has opened their digital collaboration center in Austin, Texas with launch customer Qantas Airways. GE Aviation occupies approximately 27,000 square feet at the facility, and…
ATM ModernizationFirst European Airport to Implement SWIM Nice Côte d'Azur International Airport will be the first in Europe to implement SWIM. Photo: Eurocontrol [Avionics Magazine 10-13-2016] Nice Cote d'Azur International Airport, France’s second busiest, will become the first airport…
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…