Business & GAMiddle Eastern VVIP Operator Inks Five-Year Contract for Star’s Aircraft Data Service [Avionics Today 05-03-2016] Star Navigation Systems has signed a five-year contract to install its Aircraft Data Service (Star-ADS) solution on an Airbus wide-bodied aircraft. The purchaser is an undisclosed Middle East VVIP…
CommercialBoeing 737 MAX 8 Makes First International Flight-Test Trip 737 MAX 8 completing high altitude flight testing in La Paz, Bolivia. Photo: John Corrigan [Avionics Today 05-02-2016] The Boeing 737 MAX 8 has completed high altitude flight testing in La Paz,…
CommercialNASA, Honeywell Focus on Helping Pilots Reduce Super Sonic Booms This schlieren image dramatically displays the shock wave of a supersonic jet flying over the Mojave Desert. Researchers used NASA-developed image processing software to remove the desert background, then combined and averaged…
Business & GAuAvonix, DJI, Stanford Look to Use UAS Speed Changes to Enhance Sense-and-Avoid [Avionics Today 05-02-2016] uAvionix, DJI and Stanford University are working together to develop sense-and-avoid technologies to help insure safe aircraft separation based on speed changes. Eric Mueller, an aerospace engineer at NASA…
ConnectivityMen Micro Unveils ARINC-600 Compliant Network Server for In-Flight Communications MP70S ARINC 600 network server. Photo: Men Micro [Avionics Today 05-02-2016] Men Micro has unveiled a new ARINC 600-compliant high-speed network server for in-flight communications. The MP70S is pre-integrated and pre-qualified to…
Embedded AvionicsAstronics Unveils Nine-Capability Radio Test System Astronics CTS 6000 radio test set. Photo: Astronics [Avionics Today 04-29-2016] Astronics Test Systems, has introduced a radio test solution for use in commercial aerospace, military, and civil security applications. The new…
Business & GAGarmin Introduces GMA 245/245R Audio Panels for Experimental Aircraft [Avionics Today 04-29-2016] Garmin Team X has incorporated features from the company’s certified panel into a low-cost audio panel for the homebuilt and experimental aircraft. The GMA 245 and GMA 245R are…
CommercialChina Eastern Orders 15 Dreamliners China Eastern 787-9. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 04-29-2016] Boeing and China Eastern Airlines have finalized an order for 15 787-9 Dreamliners. The order, valued at nearly $4 billion at current list prices,…