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…
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…