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…
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]…
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