ATM ModernizationHarris Completes Aireon’s ADS-B Satellite Components Aireon global space-based ADS-B diagram. Photo: Aireon [Avionics Today 06-01-2016] Harris Corp. has finished production on all Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) 1090 Extended Squitter (ES) receiver payloads that will enable Aireon’s satellite-based…
Business & GASukhoi Superjet 100 Meets First European Customer CityJet’s Sukhoi Superjet 100. Photo: Superjet International [Avionics Today 06-01-2016] Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company and SuperJet International, a joint venture between Leonardo-Finmeccanica Company and Sukhoi Holding, have delivered the first Sukhoi Superjet…
CommercialBoeing Names New President of China Branch John Bruns, president, Boeing China. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 06-01-2016] Boeing has named company veteran John Bruns president of Boeing China, effective July 1. In this new role, Bruns, 51, will serve…
Embedded AvionicsMFDs will Lead Cockpit Display Market Through 2020 Honeywell KMD 550 multi-function display. Photo: Honeywell [Avionics Today 06-01-2016] According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the global commercial aircraft Cockpit Display System (CDS) market will grow at a…
RegulationMaking Sense of Mandates Avionics mandates are frequently a topic of conversation at our Avionics Advisory Board meetings. Even though 2020 is still four years away, it appears the industry is in a race against time…
ATM ModernizationGlobal Avionics Mandates: Progress and Challenges 2016 is a pivotal year for global avionics mandates. While some areas of the world have established mandates that already require compliance, others have mandates on the cusp, while several countries…
ConnectivityWearable Technology: Tool or Trend? In an aircraft hangar, a maintenance technician accesses the history of a faulty part, calls in advice from a superior on how to best fix it and logs the maintenance work,…
CommercialAircraft Tracking in a Post-MH370 World The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in March 2014 following the crash of Air France Flight 447 five years earlier, prompted a new push to scrutinize global tracking of commercial…