Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe. Thierry is also the editor-in-chief of Aviation Week’s ShowNews.
The development of Thales’ PureFlyt “extended” flight management system (FMS) marks an early step in the gradual introduction of the connected cockpit concept, where the crew will be able to use data from the “open world.”
Universal Avionics is developing a supplemental type certificate (STC) for an Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS) on the Airbus A320, thus paving the way for operators to retrofit their aircraft with a technology enabling low-visibility landing.
