CommercialPODCAST: AFuzion CEO Vance Hilderman Talks Aviation Engineering Advancements, Jobs and New Technologies On this episode of the Connected Aviation Intelligence Podcast, Vance Hilderman, CEO of Afuzion, discusses advances in aircraft technologies and some aviation engineering trends for 2022. Hilderman is founder and CEO the…
CommercialIndiGo to Upgrade A320neo Fleet with RNP AR IndiGo, India's largest airline, is adding Required Navigation Performance with Authorization Required (RNP AR) upgrades to some of its A320neo aircraft. NavBlue, an Airbus Services company that supplies flight operations and air…
RegulationNAV Canada to Implement New ADS-B Airspace Mandate in 2023 Canadian air navigation service provider (ANSP) NAV Canada will require aircraft operators flying in Class A and B airspace to meet their new meet Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) Out performance…
CommercialBoeing Reports Record $2 Billion in Online Sales of Aircraft Parts Boeing achieved an annual record for e-commerce sales of aircraft parts in 2021, the company reported on Monday. According to a Feb. 14 press release, Boeing Distribution Inc. sold close to 70,000…
Embedded AvionicsF-35 Program Seeks Innovation to Improve RTOS Cyber Event Detection and Response The F-35 Joint Program Office is looking to industry for ideas to improve the cybersecurity of the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter and associated ground systems under a new JPO Cybersecurity and Cyber Defense Challenge.…
AI & AutonomyDARPA Taps Northrop Grumman To Develop AI ‘Assistant’ For Black Hawk Pilots DARPA has tapped Northrop Grumman to develop an artificial intelligence solution that could serve as an “assistant” to UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilots, the company said Tuesday. Northrop Grumman, in partnership with the University…
ConnectivityIntelsat Lands In-flight Connectivity Deal with Latam Airlines for Airbus Fleet LATAM Airlines Group plans to bring Intelsat’s in-flight connectivity (IFC) services to its Airbus fleet of up to 160 narrow body aircraft. This includes the A320ceo and A320neo variants, based in Chile, Ecuador, Peru,…
ATM ModernizationNorth Atlantic Track System Policy to Change Below 33,000 Feet Next Month Operators flying at or below FL330 (33,000 feet) between Europe and North America will be able to file flight plans outside of the North Atlantic Organized Track Structure (OTS) system starting March…