CommercialEmirates Flight Crash Lands on Dubai Runway Emirates Boeing 777. Photo: Emirates [Avionics Today 08-03-2016] An Emirates Boeing 777 crash landed at Dubai International Airport on Aug. 3. According to a statement by Emirates, flight EK521 was travelling from…
Embedded AvionicsAstronics Ballard Partners with NI on PXI Avionics Bus Interfaces This multi-protocol version of the interface features a modern instrument driver for NI LabVIEW and includes 2 channels of MIL-STD-1553 and 16 channels of ARINC 429. Photo: Astronics [Avionics Today 08-02-2016] Astronics…
CommercialBoeing Projects $140 Billion Aircraft Demand in Russia, CIS Russia’s Transaero Airlines Boeing 737-800. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 08-02-2016] Boeing forecasts market demand for 1,170 new airplanes in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region over the next 20…
CommercialLightspeed Aviation Taps Century Avionics as Repair Center for Africa [Avionics Today 08-02-2016] Lightspeed Aviation, a producer of aviation headsets, has announced the addition of Century Avionics to its global network of authorized repair centers. Century Avionics, which focuses on avionics sales,…
MilitaryDallas Avionics to Distribute Barfield Digital Pitot Static Test Sets The DPS1000 meets RSVM accuracy requirements and the 1811NG is suitable for helicopters and light aircraft. Photo: Dallas Avionics [Avionics Today 08-02-2016] Dallas Avionics is now a distributor of Barfield’s DPS1000 and…
ATM ModernizationAustralia Aims to Up VFR ADS-B Equipage with New Standards [Avionics Today 08-02-2016] Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has launched a new project, AS 16/06, to look at options for low-cost Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out systems in order to encourage…
CommercialAlaska Airlines Plans $40 Million Maintenance Facility Alaska Airlines’ current maintenance hangar in Anchorage, Alaska. Photo: Alaska Airlines [Avionics Today 08-01-2016] Alaska Airlines announced plans to build a new $40 million airplane maintenance facility at the site of the…
Embedded AvionicsVPT Introduces DC-DC Converters for Avionics VPT VHR series DC-DC converters. Photo: VPT [Avionics Today 08-01-2016] Power conversion company VPT has introduced its VHR series of industrial-level DC-DC converters and Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) filters for power electronics applications…