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…
ConnectivityThe Aircraft's Place in the IoT Revolution In aviation circles, professionals prefer the conceptual term “connected network” to the consumer-products-sounding Internet of Things (IoT). While IoT may not adequately describe the technical and commercial potential of satellite-based data communications…
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…
CommercialDelta Air Lines Emerges as Launch Customer for Airbus Predictive Maintenance Delta A321. Photo: Delta [Avionics Today 05-31-2016] Delta Air Lines has become the launch customer for Airbus’ Prognostics and Risk Management (PRM) solution, following a year of collaboration between Airbus and the…
ATM ModernizationLockheed Martin to Continue Support for FAA’s Micro-EARTS United States Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center Advanced Technologies & Oceanic Procedures Operations Area, equipped with Micro-EARTS ATC automation program. Photo: FAA [Avionics Today 05-31-2016]…
Business & GASatcom Direct Says First to Activate Inmarsat’s Jet ConneX IFC Inmarsat’s GX Coverage Map for the Jet Connex in-flight connectivity system. Photo: Satcom Direct [Avionics Today 05-31-2016] Satcom Direct (SD) claims it is the first to activate Jet ConneX service for business…
MilitaryBoeing, US Air Force Delay Production on KC-46 Tanker Everett, Wash. facility where Boeing will build the platforms for the now-delayed KC-46 tankers. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 05-31-2016] Boeing has released a statement noting that the U.S. Air Force is delaying…