Commercial

Touchscreen 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…

Commercial

New 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…

Commercial

EASA 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…

Embedded Avionics

Astronics Corp., NI Expand Collaboration to Increase PXI Focus

NI and Astronics Test Systems introduce new suite of PXI test instruments for mil/aero programs. Photo: Astronics/NI [Avionics Magazine 09-20-2016] Astronics Corp. has expanded its relationship with technology solutions provider National Instruments…