Business & GA Business Aviation Techs Look to Catch up to Evolving Connectivity Technology [Avionics Today 10-17-2014] As Wi-Fi networks increasingly become standard on modern aircraft, aviation maintenance personnel are finding their workloads becoming increasingly more complex. Nowhere is this more of an issue than in…
Business & GA Rockwell Collins to Offer FANS 1/A for Bombardier Challenger 604 Bombardier Challenger 604. Photo: Marshall Aerospace [Avionics Today 10-17-2014] Rockwell Collins will offer Future Airspace Navigation System (FANS) 1/A capability for Bombardier’s Challenger 604 aircraft equipped with Rockwell Collins Pro Line 4…
ATM Modernization MITRE, FAA Stress Collaboration in NextGen Assessment [Avionics Today 10-16-2014] Deployment of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) has been the chief focus for the FAA in recent years. A new management structure was set in place a…
Commercial United Brings Gogo Connectivity to Customers United Airlines flight. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 10-16-2014] Gogo has been selected by United Airlines to bring in-flight Internet service to it’s two-cabin regional jet fleet. Installation of Wi-Fi services, which will…
Commercial EASA Certifies A350 XWB for Up To 370 Minute ETOPS The Airbus A350 XWB. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 10-16-2014] The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has approved the new Airbus A350-900 for Extended-range Twin engine aircraft Operations (ETOPS) “Beyond 180 minutes” diversion…
Embedded Avionics Pratt & Whitney Deliver Seventh Lot of Propulsion Engines to DOD, Remedy Former Engine Mishaps F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for which Pratt & Whitney supply the propulsion systems. Photo: Pratt & Whitney [Avionics Today 10-16-2014] The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) awarded Pratt & Whitney a contract…
Commercial Embraer Reaches Record Backlog in Third Quarter Embraer E175 E-Jet rendering. Photo: Embraer [Avionics Today 10-16-2014] By the end of the third quarter of 2014, Embraer’s firm order backlog reached $22.1 billion, the highest in the company’s history. The…
Business & GA Esterline CMC Electronics Modernizes Critical Flight Display Systems With ANSYS ANSYS SCADE Display specification example. Photo: ANSYS [Avionics Today 10-16-2014] Esterline CMC Electronics (CMC) is using ANSYS solutions to develop next-generation primary flight display systems for aircraft. Pilots rely on primary flight…