Smart ELT tracking system and simulation. Photo: InFlight Labs [Avionics Today 04-15-2015] InFlight Labs is developing a Smart Emergency Location Transmitter (Smart ELT), an Air Traffic Control (ATC)-activated Aircraft Tracking System. Smart…
[Avionics Today 04-15-2015] Jeppesen and Mainline, an aviation service provider in China, have signed an agreement to collectively determine strategies for increasing operational efficiency with the burgeoning Chinese business aviation market. Mainline…
Argentine Air Force C-130. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 04-15-2015] The Argentine Air Force (AAF) has selected Rockwell Collins’ Flight2 avionics system for its C-130 upgrade program. Work on the program began in…
Bombardier Challenger plant, Dorval, Canada. Photo: Bombardier [Avionics Today 04-15-2015] Bombardier is shaking up its leadership in the midst of further unrest for the company’s CSeries jetliner program as problems regarding a…
[Avionics Today 04-14-2015] Honeywell Aerospace, Inmarsat and Kymeta are working together to design, create and test a new, higher-speed Ka-band wireless antenna for business and commercial aircraft. The new antenna aims to deliver…
[Avionics Today 04-14-2015] The National Voice System (NVS), a replacement of the legacy point-to-point connections used by Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) today, is on track for initial deployment in 2018, according to…
Xiamen Airlines Dreamliners, rendering. Photo: Xiamen Air [Avionics Today 04-14-2015] Xiamen Airlines has selected Panasonic Avionics to equip its new fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners with global aircraft connectivity and In-Flight Entertainment…
Vistara airlines flight, rendering. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 04-14-2015] Vistara has selected BAE Systems’ IntelliCabin system to equip its entire fleet of A320 aircraft with In-Flight Connectivity (IFC). The system is capable…