CommercialPanoptes Working on Autonomous UAS Sense and Avoid Technology As civil aviation authorities around the world continue to integrate Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into civil airspace, the discussion for large-scale commercial applications always involves three words: sense and avoid. Avionics Magazine…
CommercialBlakey Departs AIA [Avionics Today 02-24-2015] Marion Blakey will be leaving her post as the president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) to take the position of president and CEO of Rolls Royce…
CommercialBAE to Provide 777X Flight Control Electronics [Avionics Today 02-24-2015] Boeing has selected BAE Systems to provide the Remote Electronic Units (REU) for the 777X, which is scheduled to begin production in 2017. The REU is an electronic unit…
CommercialIntertrust DRM to Provide In-flight Content Projection for Panasonic [Avionics Today 02-24-2015] Panasonic Avionics has announced that its wireless In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) system, eXW, uses Intertrust's ExpressPlay Marlin Digital Rights Management to protect in-flight content libraries. The exW is an IFE…
CommercialCopa Airlines Installs LiteMood Receiver in 737-800 [Avionics Today 02-24-2015] Copa Airiness is the first carrier to install the "liteMood" retrofit LED lighting system developed by STG Aerospace. The Panamanian airline installed the system on a Boeing 737-800. …
Business & GARockwell Collins’ New Office Extends Reach in the Middle East Rockwell Collins has recently expanded its presence in the Middle East with the creation of a new office in Riyadh. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 02-23-2015] Rockwell Collins has opened a new office…
CommercialJonal Laboratories Inks Contract with Pratt & Whitney as Production Ramps Up Jonal Laboratories has signed a long-term agreement with Pratt & Whitney. Under this agreement, Jonal Laboratories will support Pratt & Whitney's scheduled increase in production, which is projected to more than double…
CommercialGOL Reports Record Numbers as Latin American Air Traffic Soars GOL aircraft on the runway. Photo: Wikimedia [Avionics Today 02-23-2015] Brazilian low-cost carrier GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes’ preliminary air traffic figures for January 2015 saw a 12 percent increase in demand in…