Business & GAEasyJet Head of Engineering Talks Predictive Maintenance On the third day of the 2017 Paris Air Show, Gary Smith, head of engineering for EasyJet, discussed the U.K.-based low-cost carrier's work with Airbus to establish predictive maintenance within its fleet operations. Check…
Business & GANASA, Honeywell Complete Supersonic Jet Test NASA’s and Honeywell’s two-year test with supersonic jets has been completed, Honeywell said at the Paris Air Show. The test program successfully integrated predictive software and display technology into business jet cockpits.…
MilitaryPilatus Taps Esterline for PC-21 Avionics for France and Jordan Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. has tapped Esterline Avionics Systems to supply cockpit avionics for the French Air Force’s PC-21s, Esterline said at the Paris Air Show. The company has also received a contract…
CommercialEarly Adopters Already Benefiting from Skywise, Airbus Says Airbus has collaborated with Palantir Technologies for Skywise, a new data platform. Airbus said it provides users with one single access point to their enriched data by collecting it from multiple sources…
ATM ModernizationNBAA Supports 100 CEOs' Letter to Congress Opposing ATC Privatization More than 100 U.S. business leaders have written a letter to Congress with opposition to ATC privatization. According to the National Business Aviation Assn. (NBAA), which said it has “enthusiastic support” for…
CommercialEviation Debuts Electric Aircraft Prototype in Paris Eviation Aircraft Ltd. unveiled the prototype of its electric aircraft at the Paris Air Show, the company said. "At a time when we are more connected than ever, our mobility options must…
ConnectivityCathay Chooses Honeywell Predictive Analytics for APUs Cathay Pacific is set to use Honeywell’s GoDirect Connected Maintenance program on its fleet of Airbus A330s, Honeywell said at the Paris Air Show. The auxiliary power unit solution is to be…
ConnectivityAirbus A350 Operators Get a New ACARS in Paris Airbus A350 operators received some of the most important avionics news of 2017 on the first day of the biannual Paris Air Show, as Rockwell Collins has introduced a new conversion method…