CommercialPlay the Avionics News Quiz of June 10 The 2016 Global Connected Aircraft Summit took place this week in Los Angeles, where all the movers and shakers in the industry came together to discuss and figure out creative solutions to…
CommercialPanasonic Says Company Can “Seamlessly” Enable Flight Tracking on 1,500 Aircraft Photo: Panasonic Avionics [Avionics Today 06-09-2016] Panasonic Avionics has begun offering worldwide satellite tracking to all Global Communications Services and FlightLink customers. According to Panasonic, when the company's Global Communications Services and…
CommercialFreeFlight Gets FAA Approval Test Avionics for UAS Integration into the NAS UAS. Photo: FreeFlight Systems [Avionics Today 06-09-2016] The FAA has granted FreeFlight Systems a section 333 exemption to test avionics specifically related to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) integration into the National Airspace…
CommercialReport Predicts Aviation Analytics Market Worth $4.23 Billion by 2021 [Avionics Today 06-09-2016] Markets and Markets’ new report predicts that the aviation analytics market, including data around fuel, flight risk, navigation, maintenance and finance, will reach $2.16 Billion in 2016, and is…
CommercialIrkut Corp. Makes First Public Debut of MC-21 [Avionics Today 06-09-2016] Irkut Corp., a subsidiary of United Aircraft Corp., rolled the first MC-21 aircraft out of its factory for the first public debut of the passenger jet that the Russian…
CommercialAirframers look to Modularity to Future-Proof the Connected Aircraft [Avionics Today 06-09-2016] Representatives from Boeing and Airbus are looking toward new aircraft systems, standards and satellite designs to enable adaptable In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) solutions in the future. During the 2016 Global…
CommercialSpirit AeroSystems Announces CEO Transition Spirit Aerosystems COO Tom Gentile. Photo: Spirit Aerosystems. [Avionics Magazine 06-08-2016] Spirit AeroSystems announced that Larry Lawson, its president and CEO, has decided to retire on July 31. Lawson joined Spirit in…
Embedded AvionicsRockwell Collins Flight Management Software completes FACE Verification Rockwell Collins' FACE-conformant MFMS-1000 software. Photo: Rockwell Collins. [Avionics Magazine 06-08-2016] Rockwell Collins’ flight management software (MFMS-1000) has passed verification authority tests and inspections and has been issued a Future Airborne Capability…