CommercialThales 4-Axis Light Helicopter Autopilot System Completes Test Flight The first successful test flight of a compact, advanced 4-axis helicopter autopilot system that will be used on Airbus AS350 and H125 helicopters was completed by Thales and StandardAero, according to a…
Business & GAGogo Shifts Focus to Business Aviation with Completion of Commercial IFC Sale to Intelsat Gogo will shift its in-flight connectivity (IFC) focus to business aviation after completing the $400 million sale of its commercial aviation segment to Intelsat on Dec. 1. Under their new structure, Chicago-based…
MilitaryBritish Army Modernizes with First Apache AH-64E Helicopter Deliveries The British Army received its first two Boeing Apache AH-64E helicopters from the U.S. government on Nov. 26. The delivery is the result of a $2.3 billion deal that was first announced…
Business & GAEmbraer Partners with Private Energy Company to Advance All-Electric Aviation in Brazil Embraer is partnering with EDP, a Brazilian private energy company, to advance aviation energy storage and battery charging with an all-electric prototype aircraft, the EMB-203 Ipanema, set to take flight in 2021…
Embedded AvionicsHow Will a New Real Time Operating System Improve US Army Helicopters? U.S. Army rotary-wing aircraft like the CH-47 Chinook, AH-64 Apache, and UH-60 Black Hawk are getting a new real-time operating system (RTOS). The Army has selected Green Hills Software INTEGRITY-178 Time-Variant Unified…
CommercialEASA Publishes Boeing 737 MAX Proposed Airworthiness Directive with RNP-AR, Stick Shaker Provisions The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Nov. 24 published its proposed airworthiness directive (AD) with software and wiring modifications that would allow Boeing's 737 MAX to return to passenger-carrying service…
Regulation10 Drone Companies Receive Airworthiness Criteria from FAA Ten unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) received airworthiness criteria for certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the next step towards integrating small UAS into the national airspace, according to a Nov.…
CommercialWhat's Trending in Aerospace - November 22, 2020 Check out the Nov. 22 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the latest headlines happening across the global aerospace industry. Commercial Southwest Airlines…