Business & GALuxStream Connectivity is Coming to Four Gulfstream Jets Under New STC Federal Aviation Administration certification of the LuxStream connectivity service is expected prior to the end of 2020 on four different Gulfstream aircraft types under a new Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) that is…
ConnectivityIridium Certus Data Transmission First Achieved by Collins Aerospace Collins Aerospace has completed the first data transmission to an orbiting Iridium satellite using Certus, enabled by a new satellite communications system the company is developing. Certus is Iridium’s multi-service communications platform…
ConnectivityLuxStream Business Jet Connectivity Speeds Confirmed in Flight Testing A recent test flight completed by Astronics Corp. its Ku-band tail-mounted antenna technology for the Collins Aerospace KuSAT-2000 SATCOM terminal’s ability to demonstrate previously proposed download speeds for the new LuxStream business…
Business & GAWhat's Trending in Aerospace - August 2, 2020 Check out the August 2 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the top headlines and stories across various segments of the global…
ConnectivityAvionics, Airplane OEMs Continue to Expand Aircraft Interface Device Innovation Avionics and aircraft manufacturers are expanding the scope and capability set of aircraft interface devices (AID), which have become a key technology within modern connected aircraft networks, according to presentations given by…
MilitaryBoeing Outlines Fixes for KC-46A Remote Vision System Boeing has outlined a number of fixes for its Remote Vision System (RVS), which allows air refueling operator station (AROS) personnel in the front of KC-46A aircraft to steer refueling booms using…
Air TaxiCollins Aerospace Targets 2022 for Next Generation Flight Control Computer A flight control computer currently under development at Collins Aerospace will have 20 times the processing power of the avionics maker’s current generation and will eventually enable autonomous flight, Darryl Woods, general…
Business & GACertification of Combined Vision System Expected Soon, Bombardier Says Bombardier Aviation expects the certification of the Combined Vision System (CVS) for the company's Global 5500 and 6500 business jets soon, the company said on Feb. 6. The Federal Aviation Administration certified…
Air TaxiMercury Systems Unveils Multicore Processor Module for Helicopters, UAM Vehicles Mercury Systems, Inc. on Jan. 20 unveiled its EnsembleSeries™ CIOE-1390 module for helicopters and urban air mobility vehicles. The company hailed the CIOE-1390 as "the industry’s first commercially-available compute module with Intel® Atom®…
MilitaryAirbus Selects Collins Aerospace's Pro Line Fusion for C295 Flight Deck Airbus has selected the Collins Aerospace Pro Line Fusion flight deck for installation on new Airbus C295 military transports, Collins said on Nov. 17. Airbus builds the airlifters in Spain. Collins Aerospace…