CommercialFAA Finalizes Commercial UAS Part 107 Rules [Avionics Magazine 06-21-2016] The FAA has finalized its first operational rules regulating the commercial operation of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). According to a statement from the administration, the new rules will…
Business & GAViking Acquires Bombardier Amphibious Aircraft Program [Avionics Magazine 06-21-2016] Bombardier has reached a definitive agreement for the sale of its Amphibious Aircraft program to British Columbia-based Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Viking Air Limited. Under the agreement, Viking Air…
ATM ModernizationRussia to Explore Use of Space-based ADS-B [Avionics Magazine 06-20-2016] Under a new Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed with Aireon LLC, JSC Azimut and JSC Infocom-Avia will evaluate the possible future use of space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B)…
CommercialCyprus Flight Trials Demonstrate SESAR PBN Deployment [Avionics Magazine 06-20-2016] Since February, the Single European Sky ATM Research Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) has been working with Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs), Air Traffic Management (ATM) companies, and airlines to…
ATM ModernizationBrazilian Air Traffic Communications Receive Vocality Update [Avionics Magazine 06-20-2016] Vocality and RSA Engineering have completed a replacement of the obsolete satellite-based communications system used for Air Traffic Control (ATC) voice and data services throughout Brazilian airspace. This satellite-based…
Business & GASky Connect Tracker III Certified for Leonardo Helicopters [Avionics Magazine 06-20-2016] The FAA has awarded Honeywell Aerospace a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Sky Connect Tracker III mission management system on the Leonardo Helicopter AW109 and AW119 models. …
CommercialWhy Boeing and Airbus are Pushing for IPS [Avionics Magazine 06-20-2016] Airbus and Boeing are both likely looking to include Internet Protocol Suite (IPS) as a line fit solution on their aircraft once standards for a new IP-based network infrastructure…
CommercialEgyptAir 804 Flight Data Recorder, Cockpit Voice Recorder Recovered [Avionics Magazine 06-17-2016] The Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and Flight Data Recorder (FDR) from the EgyptAir flight 804 Airbus A320, which disappeared from radar coverage over the Mediterranean Sea on May 19,…