Business & GAThe Future of Helicopter Cockpit Avionics [Avionics Today February 12, 2014] Helicopters are no longer lagging behind Air Transport (AT) aircraft and business jets in terms of featuring the most advanced avionics systems, as attendees of the upcoming…
ATM ModernizationATC Ready for UAS Integration; Sense and Avoid Is Not Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) in the United States are responsible for around 7,000 aircraft in the National Airspace System (NAS) at any given time. At the current rate of Unmanned Aircraft Systems…
CommercialLockheed, AeroVironment Launch UAS Partnership [Avionics Today February 7, 2014] Lockheed Martin and AeroVironment signed an agreement at the Defense Expo in New Delhi, India to jointly pursue new opportunities within the global Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)…
Business & GAFAA Alters ‘Angle of Attack’ for Crash Prevention [Avionics Today February 5, 2014] The FAA announced a major shift in its regulation of Angle of Attack (AOA) indicators for small aircraft, making it easier for General Aviation (GA) operators to…
CommercialAerospace Small Businesses 'Lose Thousands' to Red Tape [Avionics Today February 5, 2014] The biggest challenge facing smaller American aerospace companies is waiting; response times needed for FAA approvals, according to Aspen Avionics CEO John Uczekaj, can paralyze small businesses. …
Business & GAADS-B In 'Not Likely' by 2020, IG Says [Avionics Today February 4, 2014] Avionics that enable pilots to receive real-time information about their position and the airborne location of other aircraft, or Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast In, will "not likely be…
Editor's NoteCOCKPITS Next Generation Helicopter The most advanced avionics solutions and integrated flight decks are no longer reserved for top business jets and air transport aircraft. In recent years, avionics companies have started introducing some of the…
Business & GAFreeFlight Launches NextGen Avionics Partnership [Avionics Today January 30, 2014] General Aviation (GA) operators and pilots have another new option for equipping their aircraft to comply with future airspace mandates, as FreeFlight Systems offers via their partnership…