ATM ModernizationCivilian Helicopter Industry Shows Demand for New Deliveries, Technology [Avionics Today 03-02-2015] Honeywell's annual Heli-Expo forecast estimates up to 5,250 new civilian helicopter deliveries over the next five years, a good indication for the growing aircraft connectivity market to make the majority…
ATM ModernizationEuropean Commission Moves CPDLC Mandate to 2020 [Avionics Today 02-27-2015] The European Commission (EC) has decided to delay its mandate for operators to equip their aircraft with Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC) until February 2020. Technical issues related to…
CommercialPrecisionHawk, Agri-Trend Form UAS Data Mapping Partnership [Avionics Today 02-26-2015] Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and remote sensing provider PrecisionHawk has formed a new partnership with Canadian agricultural coaching organization Agri-Trend. Under the new partnership, PrecisionHawk's data collection, sensing and…
CommercialRaytheon to Support US Air Force Aircraft Integration, Life Cycle [Avionics Today 02-26-2015] The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $35 million contract to Raytheon to provide aircraft integration and technical support on an advanced bomb carriage and release system for its…
CommercialPanoptes Working on Autonomous UAS Sense and Avoid Technology As civil aviation authorities around the world continue to integrate Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into civil airspace, the discussion for large-scale commercial applications always involves three words: sense and avoid. Avionics Magazine…
CommercialBlakey Departs AIA [Avionics Today 02-24-2015] Marion Blakey will be leaving her post as the president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) to take the position of president and CEO of Rolls Royce…
CommercialBAE to Provide 777X Flight Control Electronics [Avionics Today 02-24-2015] Boeing has selected BAE Systems to provide the Remote Electronic Units (REU) for the 777X, which is scheduled to begin production in 2017. The REU is an electronic unit…
CommercialIntertrust DRM to Provide In-flight Content Projection for Panasonic [Avionics Today 02-24-2015] Panasonic Avionics has announced that its wireless In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) system, eXW, uses Intertrust's ExpressPlay Marlin Digital Rights Management to protect in-flight content libraries. The exW is an IFE…