ATM ModernizationThe Future of NextGen: Panel Discusses Automation and Nontraditional UAS [Avionics Today 09-2425-2014] “The skies of 2025 are going to be radically different than today’s,” Marion Blakey, president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) said in her opening remarks for…
MilitaryBoeing’s Weapons Testing Avionics Capability Stresses Flexibility, Affordability The Boeing F-15K, launch aircraft for the BMATS capability. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 09-25-2014] Boeing recently unveiled a new Multi-platform Avionics Test System (BMATS), which enables customers to repair and confirm the…
CommercialSouthwest Airlines to Purchase Renewable Jet Fuel Made from Forest Residues Southwest will purchase renewable jet fuel made from forest residues. Photo: Southwest [Avionics Today 09-25-2014] Southwest Airlines has signed an agreement with Red Rocks Biofuels (RRB) to purchase low carbon, renewable jet…
CommercialWind River Technology Powers Airbus ALANTE UAV ALANTE UAV. Photo: Airbus Defense and Security Group [Avionics Today 09-25-2014] Deep inside the Airbus Defense and Space Group’s long endurance tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), dubbed ALANTE, lies the Wind River VxWorks…
CommercialDutch Airline KLM Goes Paperless in the Cockpit KLM airlines plane. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 09-25-2014] All aircraft of the Dutch airline KLM and KLM Cityhopper will soon fly using digital flight documents via the AvioBook 'e-briefing’ app, eliminating the use…
CommercialUTC Aerospace Systems Inaugurates Facility Dedicated A350 XWB Nacelle Systems Thrust Reverser Assembly The A350 XWB in flight. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today 09-24-2014] UTC Aerospace Systems' Aerostructures business has formally inaugurated a new building dedicated exclusively to production of thrust reversers and the integration of…
ATM ModernizationAutomated FODetect Solution Help Enhance Seattle-Tacoma Airport Runway Safety The XSight FODetect system. Photo: AirTrafficManagement.net [Avionics Today 09-24-2014] Safety at airport runways could be improved with an advanced automated Foreign Object Debris (FOD) detection system that quickly detects foreign objects and…
CommercialAequs and Magellan Aerospace Partner to Expand Processing Plant in India, Receives Airbus Approval for TSA Line [Avionics Today 09-24-2014] Aerospace Processing India (API), a joint venture of Aequs and Magellan Aerospace, announced plans for an expansion to their plant in Aequs SEZ at Belgaum, India. The plant expansion…