CommercialQatar Airways CTO Discusses Boeing 777X Avionics, IFEC Boeing is scheduled to begin production on the re-engined version of the 777, the 777X, this year. Qatar Airways is the launch customer for the 777X, which has garnered 306 total orders…
ConnectivityExperts Discuss Latest In-Flight Connectivity Trends Emerging global connectivity capabilities will be one of the biggest drivers for new in-flight applications — especially on the operations side — according to speakers at a Washington Space Business Roundtable (WSBR)…
ConnectivityUpgrade Central: Streamlining Flight Management Avionics readers told us in our most recent survey that nearly 55% of them need to acquire EFBs for their current fleets of aircraft. Responding from commercial, civil and military operations, readers…
Business & GAXOJET: New apps, connectivity, always on demand With expansion plans, the silicon valley-based operator is ready to upgrade its flet with new in-flight connectivity technology and ADS-B In 2016, Silicon Valley-based private jet charter operator XOJET
ConnectivityEthernet Gathers Speed — But Will Fiber Catch Copper? About 30 years ago, the U.S. military thought that the 1-megbit-per-second Mil-Std-1553 data bus would suit its data communications needs for the long term. While still used — even in new airplanes…
Embedded AvionicsDevelopment of Wireless Avionics Intra-Communications While avionics engineers, producers and installers busy themselves with ADS-B mandate activity, it might be an extra burden for them to focus on new developments in the industry. One is the recent…
Commercial777x: Advancing Avionics When the Boeing 777X enters commercial service in 2020, the aircraft will be equipped with the latest avionics and related systems. Some devices will be next-generation enhancements brought over from the 787
Connectivity40 Gbps? If you’re reading this at the Paris Air Show, RTCA or Avionics’ own Global Connected Aircraft Summit, take a look at this issue’s pictures of aircraft cockpits and cabins — or see…