Business & GAGlobal Connected Aircraft Summit Preview [Avionics Today May 29, 2014] Next week, Long Beach, Calif. will play host to an event looking at the future of the connected aircraft, the Global Connected Aircraft Summit (GCA Summit). The aircraft…
CommercialGlobal Hawk UAS Achieves New Flight Hours Record [Avionics Today May 28, 2014] The U.S. Air Force RQ-4 GLobal Hawk Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) set a new record, flying 665 mission hours in one week, Northrop Grumman has confirmed. According to…
CommercialJazeera Airways Upgrades Flight Planning [Avionics Today May 28, 2014] Jazeera Airways has signed a new five-year flight planning service contract with Jeppesen, adding the Boeing Digital Aviation subsidiary's JetPlanner system. The Middle East regional carrier is…
Business & GAC27-J Gets New EFB Approval [Avionics Today May 28, 2014] Alenia Aermacchi's C-27J Spartan military transport aircraft has been approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency for installation of the Navaero t-Bag C2 Class 2 Electronic Flight Bag…
CommercialAviation Data Cloud Gains Traction [Avionics Today May 27, 2014] The concept of using an aviation computing cloud to track flight data in real time gained traction at a two-day conference in Kuala Lumpur focused on improving aircraft…
CommercialBoeing Acquires AerData [Aviation Today May 27, 2014] Boeing has announced its acquisition of Netherlands-based aviation software company AerData Group in an effort to provide its customers with a method for managing aircraft maintenance records. …
Embedded AvionicsAvionics Upgrades Coming to Brazilian Helicopters [Avionics Today May 27, 2014] The Brazilian Army's Equilo/Fennec helicopter fleet is receiving an avionics upgrade scheduled for completion in 2018. Thales will provide the upgrade, its Integrated Electronic Stand-by Instrument (IESI), which…
CommercialNTSB Raises New Concerns on Aircraft Batteries [Avionics Today May 23, 2014] Federal safety officials are recommending new procedures to increase the safety of using lithium-ion batteries to power aircraft systems, based on key findings derived from the ongoing investigation…