ATM Modernization

RTCA Approves New FIS-B MOPS

[Avionics Today 03-31-3015] During its March meeting, the RTCA Program Management Committee (PMC) approved a new document, DO-358, which provides the Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) for Flight Information Services Broadcast (FIS-B). …

Business & GA

Dassault Service Center Starts in on Falcon 7X C-Checks

Dassault Falcon Service completes first scheduled C-Check on Falcon 7X. Photo: Dassault Falcon Service [Avionics Today 03-31-2015] Dassault Falcon Service (DFS) service center has completed an initial C-check on an in-service Falcon…

ATM Modernization

US Army Ups RNP-RNAV on CH-47F Chinooks

CH-47F Chinook. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 03-31-2015] The U.S. Army is equipping its CH-47F Chinook helicopters with a Rockwell Collins Required Navigation Performance-Area Navigation (RNP-RNAV) upgrade. The upgrade for CH-47F Chinooks equipped…

Embedded Avionics

Northrop Grumman Refocuses on Growing ISR Business

[Avionics Today 03-31-2015] Northrop Grumman Corporation's Electronic Systems sector is repositioning its Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Targeting Systems Division (ISR&TSD) to expand focus on the growing airborne and space ISR business. The…

ATM Modernization

Aviation Experts Present Options for Major ATC Reform

[Avionics Today 03-30-2015] During a House Subcommittee on Aviation hearing last week, lawmakers heard testimony from experts across different segments of the aviation industry deciphering the possibility of removing the Air Traffic…

ATM Modernization

ATCs Try Out Time-Based Separation at Heathrow

ATCs overlook operations from inside the Heathrow tower. Photo: NATS (flickr) [Avionics Today 03-30-2015] Time-Based Separation (TBS), a new way of separating arriving aircraft by time instead of distance in order to…