Hope that reduced integration costs will free up funding for more frequent capability upgrades is behind industry’s willingness to embrace open avionics standards and increased competition, says U.S. Air Force.

The biggest challenge for any business aircraft manufacturer is determining how much space and comfort plus amenities to dedicate to the crew and passengers. For ultra-long-range business jets, these factors are magnified by the amount of time these aircraft spend aloft.

The pilots of Air Sweden 294 lost control while at FL 330 due to several things but most particularly to confusing EFIS information following the failure of the left-side inertial reference unit.

Combined, the companies will have a system portfolio spanning the entire aircraft.

Cathay Pacific Airways in April will begin installing an Avionica cockpit connectivity suite in its fleet of Boeing 777s as part of an updated “e-enablement” of four aircraft types (the 777, Boeing 747, Airbus A320 and A330) in its mainline and Cathay Dragon regional fleets by mid-2019.

Focus on the “Project Performance Pyramid”—people, processes and proactivity—was key to the airline’s success.

With its far-aim still set squarely on Mars, Elon Musk’s space company is happy for now to be resuming satellite launches and return landings.

Creation of the world’s third-largest Tier 1 aerospace supplier behind UTC and GE has both positive and negative effects for Boeing, Airbus and other aircraft manufacturers that do business with Safran and Zodiac.