ATM ModernizationHoneywell Exec Expands on Dassault’s Falcon 5X Latest Integrated Avionics [Avionics Today 06-05-2015] Dassault has unveiled its latest iteration of the Falcon jet family: the Falcon 5X, flying with Honeywell’s Primus Epic EASy III cockpit technologies. With the 5X set to make…
ATM ModernizationRockwell Collins Signs Two New Agreements for ARINC GLOBALink in Korea Global ACARS Network. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 06-04-2015] Rockwell Collins has signed two new agreements for its ARINC GLOBALink service in Korea. The Korea Airports Corporation (KAC), the service provider for…
MilitaryNASA Funds Eight Research Projects on Supersonic Travel U.S. Navy F/A-18 approaching the sound barrier. The white halo is formed by condensed water droplets which result from the shock wave shedding from the aircraft. Photo: Ensign John Gay, U.S. Navy…
ATM ModernizationFAA Implements New Airport Runway Incursion Mitigation Program Visual representation of the runway incursion at SFO in 2007. Photo: Wikimedia Commons [Avionics Today 06-04-2015] A new FAA national initiative known as the Runway Incursion Mitigation (RIM) program will identify airport…
CommercialAlaska Airlines, NARA Partner to Advance Use of Biofuels in Aviation NARA's focus is on developing alternative jet fuel derived from post-harvest forest residuals. Photo: NARA [Avionics Today 06-04-2015] Alaska Airlines is teaming up with the Washington State University-led Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance…
ATM ModernizationEuropean RPAS Workshop Looks to Tackle Technical, Regulatory Issues [Avionics Today 06-04-2015] Coordinating the evolution of Air Traffic Management (ATM), changing technology, standardization and other regulatory issues took center stage at the fifth User & Stakeholder Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS)…
ATM ModernizationFAA to Face NextGen Lawsuit in Phoenix [Avionics Today 06-03-2015] The City of Phoenix has announced its decision to file a lawsuit against the FAA over increased aircraft noise impacts on communities surrounding the Phoenix airport due to the…
ATM ModernizationAustralia Flies First C-17 Equipped with Boeing Advanced Network Access A Royal Air Force C-17 Globemaster III. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 06-03-2015] The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) flew its first Boeing-built C-17A Globemaster III equipped with a new advanced satellite communication…