MilitaryBoeing KC-46A Moves Closer to Certification and Delivery Boeing expects to deliver the first KC-46A to the U.S. Air Force in October. The aircraft has completed more than 3,300 flight testing hours and has cost the OEM billions to develop…
Business & GANew Honeywell Touchscreen Will 'Delight' Gulfstream G500/600 Customers Honeywell is the cockpit integrator for the upcoming Gulfstream G500, which just received FAA type and production certification, and the longer-range G600. The company also supplies a number of parts, most notably…
CommercialHoneywell to Provide and Maintain Allegiant Airbus APUs Honeywell will provide MRO services for Allegiant Air's auxiliary power units (APUs) and select avionics components across its fleet of new Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft. As part of the deal, the company…
ConnectivityCobham Connects Cockpits at Shenzen with Aviator 300D Shenzen Airlines has selected Cobham's Aviator 300D cockpit connectivity solution for its fleet of Airbus A320s. The Chinese airline ordered 77 of the satcom systems, with more potentially to follow, as Shenzen…
IIOTMilitary Maintenance Ready for Data-Driven Optimization Aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) has progressed incredibly over the past 20 years. Maintenance is no longer just about turning wrenches because aircraft are incredibly complex and highly computerized. Today, the…
ConnectivityMercury Mission Systems VP Talks Trends in Avionics Applications As commercial and military aircraft become increasingly reliant upon software to perform safety-critical functionality, the avionics design tools available for engineers at tier 1 OEMs to develop new capabilities are becoming smarter.…
Embedded AvionicsUTAS Developing Next-Gen Aircraft Computer UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) is the process of developing a next-generation aircraft computer that the company says will offer 20 times the computing power of today’s flight control computers. Unveiled at the…
CommercialBoeing Exploring Autonomy, LIDAR in Future Air Cargo Aircraft Cargo carrying airplanes could have drastically different technological configurations in the near future. During a panel on developing cargo aircraft at the Farnborough Air Show, executives from Boeing and CargoLogicAir discussed how…