Embedded Avionics

US Navy Tests Super Hornet Infrared Sensor

The U.S. Navy completed its first flight test of the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet Infrared Search and Track (IRST) sensor, designed to find hard-to-track targets over long distances.    Boeing…

Business & GA

Should the US Ban In-flight Calling?

[Avionics Today Feb. 18, 2014] U.S. transportation officials are considering a ban on in-flight cell phone calls, as lawmakers consider a bill that would do just that. The Department of Transportation (DOT)…

Embedded Avionics

Boeing Upgrades French E-3F 

[Avionics Today Feb. 18, 2014]  Boeing has completed the Mid-Life Upgrade on the first of four E-3F Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft for the French Air Force.  The upgrade was…

Commercial

Qatar Gets Better In-flight Weather

[Avionics Today Feb. 18, 2014] Qatar Airways has signed a five-year agreement with Boeing to upgrade the weather monitoring abilities of its commercial aircraft fleet.  The upgrade, called the Boeing Wind Updates service,…

Business & GA

ATR Making iPad EFB Software

European turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR has developed Single-point Performance Software (SPS), a computation application for iPad Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs) that allows pilots to compute their takeoff and landing parameters in real…

Commercial

LOT Allows In-flight PED Use

LOT Polish Airlines has begun allowing its passengers to use their Personal Electronic Devices (PEDs) during all phases of flight.    The Polish carrier's decision was influenced by the European Aviation Safety…

ATM Modernization

Moving Towards a Single European Sky

[Avionics Today Feb. 14, 2014] Europe features one of the most congested and complex airspaces in the world, with 28 different major airspace navigation service providers managing 26,000 flights per day. The…