Commercial

Companies Working to Improve Flight Tracking 

[Avionics Today April 24, 2014] According to Star Navigation Systems Chairman and CEO Viraf Kapadia, the technology to improve aircraft tracking already exists today.    Star Navigation Systems, based in Canada, already has…

Commercial

FAA's 1st UAS Test Site Opens

[Avionics Today April 24, 2014] The North Dakota Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) research test site is now open for testing, and is the first of the six Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) sites to…

Editor's Note

Regional Scan: Asia-Pacific

Gagan Brings Avionics Upgrades to India A computer-generated rendering of an airplane runway approach using Honeywell’s Smartpath system. Photo: Honeywell Operators in India need to upgrade their avionics this year to match…

ATM Modernization

Regional Scan: Europe

UK Launches Low Altitude Datalink Flight Trials U.K.’s National Air Traffic Services (NATS) is currently using live flight trials between Bristol and Edinburgh to research the use of data communications between Air…

Commercial

Regional Scan: Middle East & Africa

Thales, Qatar to Develop OPV-A Thales, Qatar Air Force officials sign MOU to develop OPV-A. Photo: Thales Thales announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Qatar Armed Forces to assist…

Business & GA

Regional Scan: North America

NextGen Data Comm on Track For 2016 IOC What a pilot will see on the cockpit display when using Data Comm for a revised route clearance. Photo: NATCA Initial Operating Capability (IOC)…