CommercialElectric Taxiing Systems: Past, Present and the Possible Future On average, a single-aisle jet burns more than 65 gallons of fuel while taxiing, which translates to almost $130 per flight (considering the price of jet fuel at $2 per gallon) and…
ATM ModernizationAUVSI 2019: Unmanned Air Taxis and Commerical UAS Airspace Integration The FAA wasn’t ready for drones, according to its executive director for unmanned aircraft, Jay Merkle. But the Administration learned over the last several years, and it is determined not to make…
ATM ModernizationEurocontrol: SESAR Outline 2035 Vision of Air Traffic Management Speaking at the Aviation Day conference on April 12, 2019 in Bucharest, Romania, Attar Husain Khan, secretary general for EBAA, called for improvement upon Europe’s poor performance on air traffic delays
Editor's NoteHow Will Europe Fix the Flight Delay Problem? Between March and April, I attended two events in Europe. The first being the Aerospace Technology Week in Munich, Germany and a month later I attended the 2019 annual Airlines annual Airlines…
ConnectivityDisruptive Approaches to Automated Test Equipment In 2019, automated test and airborne data loading technology is being disrupted by the introduction of never seen before technological concepts, including the world’s first cockpit control panel robot
ConnectivityHow DO-326 and ED-202 Are Becoming Mandatory for Airworthiness The recent European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) “proposal” of cybersecurity amendments to aircraft and systems electronic networks and systems certification — combined with lower profile, but very real
Embedded AvionicsPlugging Into Today's Interface Devices AID usage is expanding. According to a market research report by Technavio, the global commercial AID market is expected to post an annual growth rate of close to 13 percent during the…
CommercialEditor's Note: Autonomous Flight Tracking Collectively, the global aviation electronics industry is defining the way real-time autonomous distress flight tracking will occur in the future. At a minimum, aircraft manufactured after January 1, 2021 are