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…
Business & GAGogo Finishes Biz Av 4G Testing Gogo demonstrates the Biz Av 4G capability to run multiple videos at once. Photo: Gogo [Avionics Today 04-29-2016] Gogo has successfully completed the initial phase of flight testing for its Gogo Biz…
ATM ModernizationDutch Ministry of Defense Upgrades to ATIS to Support Air Traffic Growth Photo: Schneider Electric [Avionics Today 04-29-2016] The Dutch Ministry of Defense selected Schneider Electric’s MetConsole Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) to support its Regional Flight Information System (REFIS). The software-centric ATIS solution…
CommercialPlay the Avionics News Quiz of April 29 Conference season got you down? Nurse your hangover and your jetlag with this week’s Avionics News Quiz. We promise it’s MUCH better than hotel food and we can guarantee there will be…
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…