Seven new ARINC Standards and 13 supplements to existing standards have reached an industry consensus for the 2018 annual Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee (AEEC) and Avionics Maintenance Committee (AMC) general session. Ahead…
After seven years, the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC) has proof of the value of portable electronic EFBs in transport-category military aircraft. What started off in 2010 as an…
As commercial aircraft increasingly become connected to the larger Internet of Things, the potential for safety risks also rise, the head of Thales’ business operations in the U.S. said Wednesday. There have…
UPS delivered 5.1 billion packages via air and ground in 2017. The Kentucky-based global logistics company also increased flight frequencies in the Asia-Pacific region last year, while adding a five-time-per-week flight between…
ADS-B signals on the military side can include classified aircraft position data. On the commercial side, that could be sensitive, valuable financial data. Breaches of one or many aircraft simultaneously might compromise…
The U.S. Defense Department (DOD) has launched a congressionally mandated study to determine how many refueling aircraft, transport planes and cargo ships it will need to support future military operations. U.S. Transportation…
While the possibility of an aircraft being struck by lightning is rare and does not present a threat to flight crews or pilots, aircraft manufacturers are looking to improve their current level…
Boeing is reorganizing its defense segment by adding two new divisions and eliminating another to better align with its market strategy. The two new divisions, Commercial Derivative Aircraft and Missile and Weapon…