Embedded AvionicsSTG Aerospace Receives FAA STC for liTeMood on Boeing 737NG Boeing 737NG with liTeMood. Photo: STG Aerospace. [Avionics Today 09-04-2015] STG Aerospace has secured a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its liTeMood Light-Emitting Diode (LED) cabin lighting…
Embedded AvionicsF-35 Gen III Helmet a Generational Leap in Technology The Gen III Helmet Mounted Display System for the F-35 Lightning II fifth generation fighter jet is a generational leap in HMDS technology with unprecedented integration into the aircraft's avionics architecture.
ATM ModernizationDOD Activity Will Make TCAS, ADS-B Unreliable in Southeast U.S. TCAS cockpit display. Photo: FlySafe Project [Avionics Today 09-03-2015] Due to military activities, the Traffic Collision and Avoidance System (TCAS) and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) surveillance may be unreliable in the airspace…
ATM ModernizationFAA Updates Guidance on Model Aircraft Operations Model aircraft. Photo: FAA [Avionics Today 09-03-2015] The FAA has published updated guidance on model aircraft operations that reflects current law governing hobby or recreational use of unmanned aircraft. The Advisory Circular…
CommercialMalaysia Airlines Launches Under New Company Malaysia Airlines flight. Photo: Pieter van Marion [Avionics Today 09-03-2015] After receiving its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) at Malaysia’s Ministry of Transport in Putrajaya, Malaysia…
Business & GAFinland Postal Service Launches UAS Package Delivery Experiment Posti’s experimental package delivery UAS. Photo: Posti [Avionics Today 09-03-2015] Finland’s mail service, Posti, launched a four-day experiment starting Sept. 2 to test an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) in the delivery of…
ATM ModernizationImproved Interoperability Proves Important for NextGen Efforts Map of the ATM modernization programs across the globe. Photo: GAO [Avionics Today 09-03-2015] The FAA could see big gains in implementation of its NextGen program should the organization invest more into…
CommercialAmerican Monitors Turbulence to Improve Flight Operations [Avionics Magazine 09-02-2015] American Airlines is among several major international carriers currently improving safety and flight operational efficiency with automatically generated weather reports through the use of real-time turbulence detection technology. Now,…
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