UnmannedCyPhy's Tethered Drones Provide Limitless Uptime The U.S. Army and Navy Special Ops use drones from CyPhy Works to get around one of the big hindrances with most unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), a lack of persistence engendered by…
CommercialAfter Air Canada 759 Near-Miss, NTSB Recommends Safer Avionics On July 7, 2017, an Airbus A320-211 operated by Air Canada came within 60 feet of crashing into an Airbus A340 on a taxiway at San Fransisco International Airport (SFO). In its…
Embedded AvionicsSafe But Not Secure: The Changing Landscape of Cybersecurity in Aviation In 2015, cybersecurity consultant Chris Roberts claimed to have hacked an airliner while riding it, drawing the immediate attention of federal authorities while underscoring the need for comprehensive
CommercialPanasonic Avionics Sells Weather Business to FLYHT FLYHT Aerospace Solutions is acquiring Panasonic Weather Solutions (PWS) from its parent company. In exchange, Panasonic Avionics Corporation will pay FLYHT $3.3 million — you read that right. "Assets, as they stand,…
MilitaryRejuvenating the Raptor: Roadmap for F-22 Modernization The F-35 isn’t the only fifth-generation fighter in the U.S. military’s fleet, and Lockheed Martin is renovating the F-22 Raptor to drive that point home and catch the 15-year-old jet up with…
Business & GASix Garmin Updates: Avionics for Bell/Uber, Flight Deck Availability and More There are a lot of changes on the horizon for Garmin and its products. In the commercial space, business and general aviation, the avionics company is making changes and updates; Below, we…
MilitaryInsitu Unveils New ID-Capable Unmanned Aircraft Camera Insitu has unveiled a new unmanned aircraft system (UAS) payload with video imaging capability high enough in quality to positively identify people from the air. Called the Alticam-14, Insitu Director of Defense…
CommercialAmerican Airlines Dreamliners to Use Thales IFE Systems Thales will supply the next-generation version of its Avant in-flight entertainment system for American Airlines’ 22 newest 787-7 Dreamliners, which are set to begin service in 2020. “American Airlines has relied on…