CommercialADS-B Issues Are Different for Business, Commercial and GA Less than three years remain before civil aviation regulators in the U.S and Europe require aircraft in both regions to be equipped with ADS-B Out avionics. On June 14, experts from Aireon, Aircraft Owners…
Embedded AvionicsUnited to Evaluate SwiftBroadband on Boeing 767s United Airlines is ready to start evaluating the use of SwiftBroadband Safety (SB-S) on four of its Boeing 767s. The Chicago-based carrier is looking to evaluate the use of SB-S on its…
ConnectivityHow WxOps is Supporting a New Kind of Cockpit Communications A tablet-based software capable of enabling pilot to Airline Operational Control center (AOC) and generating common operational environments pictures has been approved for use as part of a recently announced Supplemental Type…
ConnectivityThe ISP Signal Repeater: Facebook’s Aviation Policy Leader Talks Aquila Facebook wants to use solar powered unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to connect up to 66% of the planet, considered remote areas, with outdated or no internet service at all. June 7 at…
MilitaryJeppesen, Tapestry Reach New Tech Agreement With RAAF The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has signed an agreement with Jeppesen and Tapestry Solutions, both Boeing companies, to integrate the Mission Management Suite to optimize military operations. Formerly known as Jeppesen…
Business & GAIS&S Receives STC for PC-12 Autothrottle Innovative Solutions and Support (IS&S) has received an FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for its non-full authority digital engine control (FADEC)-equipped autothrottle for the Pilatus PC-12 turboprop aircraft. The company previously announced…
CommercialAirbus CTO Sees Electric Aircraft Drastically Changing Commercial Aviation In the near future, commercial aviation could see disruptive technologies, such as airline cabin passenger configurable modules, autonomous air taxis and a hybrid electric powered airframe the size of an A320,…
Embedded AvionicsAvionics Engineer of the Week: Dave Franson In an effort to highlight individual efforts of some of the hardest working avionics engineers in the industry, Avionics is introducing a new weekly feature, the "Avionics Engineer of the Week." The recurring profile…
CommercialQatar Airways CTO Discusses Boeing 777X Avionics, IFEC Boeing is scheduled to begin production on the re-engined version of the 777, the 777X, this year. Qatar Airways is the launch customer for the 777X, which has garnered 306 total orders…
ConnectivityExperts Discuss Latest In-Flight Connectivity Trends Emerging global connectivity capabilities will be one of the biggest drivers for new in-flight applications — especially on the operations side — according to speakers at a Washington Space Business Roundtable (WSBR)…