Business & GA

ICAO Supports Solar Flight

The Solar Impulse prototype aircraft. Photo: Stephanie Booth (flickr) [Avionics Today 09-02-2014] The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) announced it has officially concluded an agreement to serve as an institutional and aeronautical…

Commercial

European Airlines Report Increased Passenger Demand

A full airplane. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 09-02-2014] During the first half of 2014, member airlines of the Association of European Airlines (AEA) reported a combined 3.3 percent increase in passenger numbers.…

Editor's Note

A Vibrant Business Jet Market is Good for Everyone

The business jet environment has become a highly dynamic market. Even though there are compelling business reasons why companies should use these jets, their value and the role they play in the…

Business & GA

BizAv’s Big Comeback From Bailouts to Connectivity Surge

As the economy goes, so follows business aviation. Duc Tran, former Bombardier aircraft product manager and Rockwell Collins’ current director of cabin systems & IFE Marketing, can attest to that personally. “There’s a…

Connectivity

Aircraft Wire and Cable: Doing More With Less

Avionics manufacturers are constantly innovating and releasing new technology to the market, from Enhanced Vision Systems (EVS) in the cockpit to next generation In-flight Entertainment (IFE) systems and on-board servers in the…

Embedded Avionics

Databus Testing: Balancing Cost and Throughput

The growth of commercially developed technologies needed to boost throughput and lower costs on board civil and military aircraft is putting the squeeze on databus developers. Ethernet systems, for example, now deployed…