CommercialLockheed Martin, Navy Make Autonomous Aerial Strides [Avionics Today April 7, 2014] Officials from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced two helicopter flight tests with unmanned flight capability that are a major step forward in the military's Autonomous Aerial…
CommercialChina Facing Commercial Aviation Problems, Claims RAND Report [Avionics Today April 4, 2014] China is facing obstacles to establishing a successful domestic commercial aircraft manufacturing industry, according to a new report from RAND Corp. In 2008, the Chinese government established the…
ATM ModernizationMH370 Search Prompts Call for Better Aircraft Tracking [Avionics Today April 2, 2014] As the search for the missing Boeing 777 from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 reaches its fourth week, International Air Transportation Association (IATA) CEO Tony Tyler called on the…
Embedded AvionicsBoeing to Develop Satellite “Air-launching” Method [Avionics Today April 1, 2014] The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) charged engineers at Boeing with developing a new airborne method for launching micro satellites weighing up to 100 pounds…
CommercialFacebook to Provide Internet to Developing World With UAS [Avionics Today March 28, 2014] Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerburg said his company intends to develop a new method of delivering Internet connectivity to parts of the world that currently do not…
ATM ModernizationEurope's 1st UAS Research Center Opens in Spain [Avionics Today March 27, 2014] The first research center for civil Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) activities, ATLAS (Air Traffic Laboratory for Advanced Unmanned Systems) has opened in Spain. ATLAS inauguration.…
CommercialGlobal Aviation, Satellite Industries Convene on Connectivity [Avionics Today March 27, 2014] Aircraft connectivity has become more than an added selling point for airlines recently, as carriers and operators are now using cockpit improvements and datalink communications to share in-flight…
ATM ModernizationUK Launches Low Altitude Datalink Flight Trials [Avionics Today March 26, 2014] National Air Traffic Services (NATS) is currently using live flight trials between Bristol and Edinburgh to research the use of data communications between Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs)…