Business & GA5 EBACE 2017 Aircraft Technology Updates After two days of the 2017 European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE), there have been some major new business jet avionics and in-flight connectivity upgrade programs, partnerships and other announcements. Here…
CommercialEuropean Regional Airlines Form New Avionics Equipage Policy European regional airlines have new guidance for equipping airframes with hardware, software, wiring and other components necessary to get aircraft into compliance with future airspace mandates. According to the European Regional Airlines…
Embedded AvionicsAurora Proves Robot Co-Pilot can Fly a Boeing 737 Aurora Flight Sciences continued to push the boundaries of what might be possible in future commercial aircraft cockpits with the most recent successful flight demonstration of its work as part of Defense…
CommercialUPS Brings Epic Avionics to Airbus A300s UPS is revitalizing the cockpit avionics and embedded computing architecture of its Airbus A300 aircraft with a new flight management computer, central maintenance system and better processing power. The international air cargo…
ATM ModernizationUS Lawmakers to Consider Future FAA Structure U.S. lawmakers will consider the FAA’s future role as the nation's air navigation service provider (ANSP) Wednesday, during a U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meeting. Lawmakers will consider a proposal that…
Business & GAGAMA: Business Jet Deliveries Increase in First Quarter The General Aviation Manufacturers Assn. (GAMA) today released its first quarter aircraft shipments, showing that both total airplane and rotorcraft shipments increased compared to the same period in 2016, while combined billings declined…
Embedded AvionicsNew Development Tool Could Bring Multi-Touch to Cockpit Displays A new avionics development platform could bring multi-touch capabilities to aircraft cockpit display screens. The platform, jointly developed by Wind River, CoreAVI and Presagis, brings the utility of an iOS or Android…
Business & GAAirbus Air Taxi On Schedule for First Flight in 2017 Airbus A³, the advanced projects branch of Airbus Group based in Silicon Valley, will need improvements in computer processing capabilities to make its Vahana autonomous air taxi a reality by 2020. Arne…