MilitaryLockheed Martin Completes Initial Flight Tests of Fifth Generation Pilot Training Aircraft Lockheed Martin T-50A jet trainer takes flight in T-X competition. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Today 06-02-2016] Lockheed Martin completed the initial flight test of its T-50A configured aircraft, the company's aircraft offering…
ATM ModernizationNAC Updates on Latest Benefits, Challenges for NextGen Program [Avionics Magazine 06-02-2016] The 2016 annual RTCA symposium began Wednesday, June 1, with a panel discussion featuring pilot, air traffic controller, avionics manufacturing and research and development perspectives from the NextGen Advisory…
ATM ModernizationADS-B Case Study: Equipping 100,000 Aircraft By Jan. 1, 2020, the FAA has mandated Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipage for all aircraft operating in the National Airspace System (NAS) above 10,000 feet, as well as for…
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…