Business & GAAmazon Prime Air Reveals Hybrid UAV Prototype Amazon Prime Air’s new hybrid prototype. Photo: Amazon [Avionics Today 12-01-2015] Amazon Prime Air has unveiled its latest design for the online retailer’s delivery Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) prototype. Two years after…
CommercialNew Research Produces Open Source FMS Formula In a forthcoming study to be published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Concordia researchers Luis Rodrigues and Jesus Villarroel set out a mathematical formula that accurately recreates the calculations…
Editor's NoteAvionics for NextGen Points at Key Period Coming up for Industry As we approach the holiday season, I would like to wish the readers of Avionics Magazine happy holidays and all the best for 2016. We have just completed a very successful Avionics…
Editor's NoteDomestic, International Partners Compete for a Place in China’s Booming Avionics Market Major international avionics manufacturers have been cultivating their presence in China for some time, positioning themselves to reap the benefits of what they believe will be a colossal growth market in the…
Editor's NoteThe Connected Aircraft Readies for Takeoff Connectivity is transforming the world, and the aerospace industry is no exception. With the proliferation of satellite communications, and the transformation of planes from analog vehicles into digital nodes in the sky,…
Editor's NoteImpact of Mandatory Drone Registration Remains to be Seen A popular present this holiday season is sure to be a drone. With the growing threat to general aviation and safety in America posed by errant Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), the Federal…
Editor's NoteDatabus Testing Looks to Increase Throughput in the Face of Shrinking Budgets Developers of databus test equipment are feeling the pinch as new commercially developed technologies that aim to boost throughput and lower costs begin to enter aircraft, adding complexity to platform architectures…
Editor's NoteAirbus A350 & Boeing 787: A Generational Leap in Avionics The Airbus A350 and the Boeing 787 are the two most technologically advanced commercial airliners in the aviation industry today. What’s always difficult to measure about aircraft technologically and in terms of…