Air TaxiRegulators to Urban Air Mobility Industry: 'We Want to Become More Agile' Industry and regulatory leaders in urban air mobility (UAM) gathered this week at the Global Urban Air Summit in Farnborough, with regulators stressing their commitment to matching industry's pace but underlining the…
ConnectivityThales Becomes Latest Iridium Certus Aviation Service Provider Thales has become the newest Iridium Certus aviation service provider, giving the French avionics manufacturer the ability to provide both the next generation L-band terminals and services to business jets, commercial aircraft,…
CommercialAvionics Improvements a Focus of U.S. Helicopter Safety Team Avionics improvements are a part of the U.S. Helicopter Safety Team's (USHST) efforts to reduce the number of fatal rotorcraft accidents. On Sept. 3, USHST released a list of 16 proposed safety…
Commercial4K Screens: Coming to an Airplane Seatback Near You Stunning picture quality, clarity and image depth – those are a few of the factors that have driven 4K TV to be the dominant home theater viewing experience, especially on large screens.…
ConnectivityMilitary Satcom Avionics: A Growing Opportunity Over Next Decade Viasat has provided wideband satellite communications (Satcom) capability for a small number of Bell-Boeing V-22 tiltrotor aircraft to allow them to update mission plans in-flight based on changing threat
ConnectivityNext-Gen Antennas for Next-Gen Satellites There are a plethora of research and development efforts under way right now among in-flight connectivity antenna makers. The majority of them are moving toward lower-profile designs, with little-to-no moving
CommercialWhat Will Disrupt the Cabin IFEC Market? Avionics is bringing back our coverage of passenger-facing IFEC technological expansion in capabilities. We’re going behind the interiors and inside the processors of seatback screens to uncover the embedded
CommercialWhat’s Trending in Airline IFEC Strategies Commercial airlines are testing the use of virtual reality and establishing wireless network-centric in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) strategies that allow them to expand and evolve applications