Business & GACirrus VP Says AOA Sensor Fix Shipments Have Already Begun for Grounded Vision Jets The angle of attack (AOA) sensor replacement required to fix the condition that lead to the FAA’s grounding of the Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet is being shipped to operators, according to Cirrus…
CommercialIndependent Aircraft Modifiers Want to Standardize STC Quality Some of the world’s largest providers of aftermarket aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul are working together to develop new standards to help change the way airlines and leasing companies perceive documentation and…
Business & GAADS-B Equipage Trending Up, FAA Focused on Business and GA Operators ADS-B Out installations for U.S.-registered business and general aviation aircraft are trending upward, but not fast enough to accommodate the Jan. 1, 2020 deadline, according to new fleet equipage data published by…
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
ConnectivityAutonomous Avionics: Minute-by-Minute Aircraft Tracking This concept is known as autonomous distress tracking (ADT). It becomes applicable under changes related to the Global Aeronautical Distress Safety System (GADSS) that the International Civil Aviation
Business & GAFAA Grounds Cirrus Vision Jets After Angle of Attack Incidents The FAA has issued an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) that has prompted the grounding of Cirrus SF50 Vision Jets, requiring a replacement of the aircraft’s angle of attack (AOA) sensors before operators…
Business & GASmart Displays Are Computers on New AeroVue Flight Deck BendixKing’s new AeroVue Touch integrated flight deck takes a disruptive new approach to the traditional concept of display-centered flight decks by embedding computing engines within new smart cockpit displays. The Honeywell…
ATM ModernizationFlight Tests of LDACS Prototype Under Way in Germany Engineers and pilots at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) are the world’s first aerospace industry researchers to flight test a prototype L-band Digital Aeronautical Communications System (LDACS), which could become a key…