ConnectivityAircraft Wire and Cable: Doing More With Less Avionics manufacturers are constantly innovating and releasing new technology to the market, from Enhanced Vision Systems (EVS) in the cockpit to next generation In-flight Entertainment (IFE) systems and on-board servers in the…
CommercialTeledyne Brings Aircraft Information Management Into 21st Century Teledyne's WGL Comm+ helps remove the use of floppy disks from the avionics software uploading process. Photo: Teledyne [Avionics Today 08-29-2014] Despite all of the new technology being packed into the data…
ATM ModernizationAir Traffic Communication Modernization Under Way in Hungary [Avionics Today 08-28-2014] Hungary's Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) HungaroControl announced the launch of the Central European country's implementation of Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC) under the Single European Sky (SES)…
CommercialInsitu’s New CEO Ready to Commercialize Scan Eagle [Avionics Today 08-27-2014] Ryan Hartman's appointment as the chief executive for Insitu comes at a time when the commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) market is rapidly growing with new lucrative opportunities. Insitu…
CommercialThe Need for Speed: Gogo's Speedy 2KU to Launch in Mexico [Avionics Today 08-26-2014] Aeromexico has been announced as the launch customer for Gogo's latest In-flight Connectivity (IFC) technology, 2Ku. According to Gogo, the Mexican airline will add 2Ku to at least 20…
CommercialAircraft Electronic Skin Could Improve Flight Ops [Avionics Today 08-25-2014] What if commercial aircraft could be equipped with a "smart skin" that would enable it to “feel” the environment around it, similar to the way a human being does?…
CommercialWi-Fi, New Aircraft Among US Carriers $1B Monthly Investment [Avionics Today 08-22-2014] The largest U.S. commercial airlines are spending more than $1 billion in monthly capital investment on upgrading their aircraft with in-flight Wi-Fi, USB ports for lie-flat seats and other…
ATM ModernizationSoftware on NextGen's STARS at Risk [Avionics Today 08-21-2014] The FAA's deployment of the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) aspect of its NextGen program is at risk of cost overruns and delays, according to a memo sent…