ATM ModernizationMiddle East & Africa Kuwait Air Force Receives First C-17 Globemaster III Kuwait C-17 III Globemaster. Photo: Boeing. Boeing delivered Kuwait’s first C-17 Globemaster III airlifter, designed to expand the Kuwait Air Force’s military and civilian…
Business & GAEurope Europe to Deploy Initial SESAR ATM Structure Esterline CMC Electronics (CMC) CMA-9000 Flight Management System (FMS). Photo: CMC. Eurocontrol has announced a decision to move forward with establishing six Centralized Services (CS)…
ATM ModernizationNextGen Ready For Next Critical Phase About a decade ago the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) started planning the Next Generation Air Transportation System, NextGen. It’s been quite a roller coaster since then, and NextGen is far from over.…
Editor's NoteHitting the Connectivity Sweet Spot Global airlines work hard to keep customers connected
Business & GAReal Time Operating Systems Addressing the Certification, Security and Standards Dilemmas Companies providing Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS) for the avionics industry face tough challenges as they confront demand for both higher functionality and higher safety requirements. At the center of this dilemma…
ATM ModernizationNavigating $550 Billion: The Middle East Market “It’s one of the biggest.” That’s what Boeing Middle East President Jeffrey Johnson says about the Middle East’s $550 billion aviation market. But it seems like an understatement. The Middle East market…
Embedded AvionicsOverview of ARINC 818 Supplement 2 In 2005, Airbus and Boeing introduced an effort to further capabilities for the new 787 and A400M programs, and a new standardization effort was initiated through the Digital Video Subcommittee of ARINC.…
CommercialLockheed Martin, Navy Make Autonomous Aerial Strides [Avionics Today April 7, 2014] Officials from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced two helicopter flight tests with unmanned flight capability that are a major step forward in the military's Autonomous Aerial…