MilitaryPortugal to Acquire Five Embraer KC-390s Portugal is set to acquire five Embraer KC-390s and a KC-390 simulator, with the first delivery planned for early 2023. The KC-390s will be equipped with a fully interactive Collins Aerospace Pro…
CommercialThe Thousand Cuts of Boeing's Indefinite 737 MAX Grounding Could Cost the Company Big Boeing's stock price peaked at $446.39 per share on March 1, 9 days before Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 crashed, killing all 157 passengers and crew on board and leading to the ongoing…
CommercialDelta Air Lines to Upgrade Boeing 757, 767 Cockpit Displays Delta Air Lines will start taking deliveries of liquid crystal display (LCD) cockpit upgrades for its fleet of Boeing 757s and 767s this month from Sydney, Australia-based avionics manufacturer Thomas Global Systems.…
RegulationAirports Need Guidance On Counter UAS and Detection Technologies, Report Says Federal guidance that leaves airports to essentially figure out on their own the legality and effectiveness of technologies to detect small drones in their airspace is insufficient and instead the government needs…
ATM ModernizationFAA Publishes New 2020 ADS-B Pre-Flight Policy When the FAA’s ADS-B Out regulation becomes effective next year, operators will need to predict the availability of the GPS constellation along their planned route and comply with a number of operational…
Embedded AvionicsENGINEER PROFILE: End-to-End Sensor Development with Logos Technologies' Zach Currier Zach Currier likes working at a small company like sensor-focused Logos Technologies, where he's a mechanical engineer and hardware lead. Formal meetings are infrequent, and he can just pop into the office…
Embedded AvionicsNew Computer Monitors Aircraft Network Traffic for Cyber Threats A new aircraft device designed to monitor aircraft network traffic and protect safety critical avionics systems from potential cyber threats introduced by in-flight connectivity is expected to become available in 2020. The…
ConnectivityUSAF Picks Honeywell's JetWave Satcom for C-17 Fleet The U.S. Air Force has selected Honeywell's JetWave satcom system for use on 70 C-17 Globemaster III cargo planes. JetWave relies on Inmarsat's Global Xpress Ka-band service to provide worldwide connectivity with…