CommercialWTO Rules EU Failed to Stop Illegal Subsidies to Airbus Airbus A350, which the WTO ruled could not have been brought to fruition without the help of illegal EU subsidies. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 09-22-2016] A World Trade Organization (WTO) compliance panel…
CommercialTouchscreen Flight Displays Take Off on Boeing’s 777X Rockwell Collins touchscreens to be integrated in the Boeing 777X. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Magazine 09-21-2016] Boeing has selected Rockwell Collins to provide touchscreen flight displays for all five flight deck displays…
CommercialNew Flight Tracking Solution Emerges from Aireon, FlightAware Photo: Aireon [Avionics Magazine 09-21-2016] A global flight tracking solution called GlobalBeacon has emerged through a partnership between space-based air traffic surveillance provider Aireon and flight tracking data company FlightAware. According to…
CommercialLufthansa Technik, MTU Aero Engines in Talks to Create New [Avionics Magazine 09-21-2016] Lufthansa Technik and MTU Aero Engines are looking into options to jointly provide Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services for the PW1000G family of geared turbofan engines. The two…
CommercialEASA Explains New Flight Data Recording Standards Cockpit voice recorder. Photo: National Transportation Safety Board [Avionics Magazine 09-21-2016] The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has released new regulations that call for the “extension of the minimum transmission times” for…
Commercial13 USAF F-35s Taken out of Service Could Return to Operations This Year F-35 Fighter Jets. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Magazine 09-21-2016] Thirteen F-35A Lightning II fighter jets taken out of service are beginning testing on solutions and could return to operations this year, Mark Johnson…
CommercialMicrosemi Collaboration Will Improve High-Temp Avionics A diagram of Microsemi’s high temperature control system plan for avionics actuators. Photo: Microsemi [Avionics Magazine 09-20-2016] Flight-critical avionics provider Microsemi is collaborating to address issues with high-temperature electronics design for avionic…
CommercialGoPro Unveils Camera Drone In Bid to Save Stock Prices [Avionics Magazine 09-20-2016] In recent years, GoPro revenue has plummeted, dropping nearly 90 percent off of its peak pricing in October 2014 (see below chart compiled by Statista). Chart: Statista But on Sept.…