Editor's NotePressure Mounts as Air Traffic Increases It seems every time I research a story, one of the main themes is how air traffic will increase significantly over the next few years in all regions. While the world has…
MilitaryMilitary Avionics R&D: Spending Dips But Opportunities Soar Recently, the U.S. military is focusing more avionics Research and Development (R&D) spending on upgrades and fixes than on designing new platforms. This includes emphases on mission avionics, such as sensors, data…
ATM ModernizationSingle European Sky to NextGen: A Harmonized Approach to the Future Global Airspace The Single European Sky (SES) initiative and NextGen are two of the most transformative Air Traffic Management (ATM) technology modernization projects in the history of the global aviation industry. New technology currently…
MilitaryNew Paradigms: 5 Testers Target Changing Markets As planes rise in nations that have never before flown before, choruses of new regional markets have created a collective developmental jolt. Meanwhile, mature markets are witnessing a simultaneous shift in testing…
CommercialEuropean Approval Issued for Airbus A350 [Avionics Today 09-30-2014] Airbus has received type certification for its A350-900 wide body passenger jet from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The EASA approval clears Airbus for delivery of the first…
CommercialAVIC Chooses Rockwell Collins’ Avionics System for Regional Airliner The AVIC MA-700 regional airliner equipped with Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics system. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 09-30-2014] The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has selected Rockwell Collins’ Pro…
MilitaryIsrael Air Force Emphasizes Ground-Based Training at New Training Center for M-346 The M-346 trainer aircraft in flight. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 09-30-2014] The Israel Air Force (IAF) has inaugurated a new flight training center for the M-346 advanced trainer aircraft, affectionately named “Lavi”…