Editor's NoteRotorcraft Market and the Challenges of Modernization Heli-Expo, one of the “must-attend” events for anyone interested in the rotorcraft industry, is just around the corner. In this edition of Avionics, our Associate Editor Woodrow Bellamy III takes a closer…
Editor's NoteICAO Q&A: ADS-B, ASBUs and Aircraft Tracking All of the airspace modernization programs currently occurring across the globe, including the FAA’s NextGen in the United States and Single European Sky in Europe, are part of the International Civil Aviation…
CommercialAircraft Maintenance in the Wireless Revolution Aircraft maintenance is heading toward a wireless revolution. Now, aircraft technicians can analyze aircraft operating data using tablets and most new aircraft fly with a central server onboard or an Aircraft Health…
ATM ModernizationNextGen and Helicopters: Where are the Benefits? Over the last year, the FAA has actively engaged with the industry to address any and all avionics issues associated with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) and other helicopter avionics concerns as part…
ATM ModernizationThe FAA’s New ADS-B Airworthiness Guidance Explained The FAA published Revision B to AC 20-165B, which provides aviation industry guidance for the installation and airworthiness approval for Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast Out (ADS-B Out) avionics solutions. We talked to…
Embedded AvionicsNext Generation Aircraft and the Business Case for Real-time Analytics in the Cockpit With the debut of new data-centric aircraft, such as the Boeing 787 and the Airbus A350, the era of big data analytics has arrived. Passenger-driven Wi-Fi systems are leading the charge for…
Editor's NoteAircraft Cyber Security Protection Scaling Up The Avionics Magazine aircraft cyber security Upgrade Central survey produced results showing 37 percent of readers that operate mostly fixed wing aircraft have needs to acquire new aircraft cyber security technology. In…
Editor's NoteThe Connected Aircraft Readies for Takeoff Connectivity is transforming the world, and the aerospace industry is no exception. With the proliferation of satellite communications, and the transformation of planes from analog vehicles into digital nodes in the sky,…