Connected Aerospace

Air navigation service providers begin space-based ADS-B trial.

Half a decade following the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, an international tracking system is still being built.

The Iridium constellation will provide global tracking and communications capabilities not previously available to commercial aviation.

Airbus is making the most of new communications technologies to help carriers share safety information.

Training partnerships, facility expansions and simulator sales point to concerted effort to produce pilots.

The FAA is still offering $500 rebates to owners of fixed-wing, single-engine piston aircraft based on their purchase of certain avionics.

The FAA and Pentagon approve a broad agreement to accommodate military aircraft that are not equipped for ADS-B by the FAA’s 2020 deadline.

After winning the T-X contract, Boeing expects to prepare generations of Air Force pilots to fly fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft.

Devised with Palantir Technologies, Airbus’ Skywise data-sharing and analysis platform enables connecting information that used to be found in silos.

Software providers and OEMs have a joint responsibility to ensure that small and medium-size suppliers gain access to the simulation and modeling tools.

A pair of briefcase-size satellites prove a “bring your own” communications relay option for deep-space missions.

The partnership augments an Amazon Web Services Ground Station set of 12 parabolic antennas with a service provided by a new Lockheed Martin antenna network called Verge.

With the flight of the first multi-engine hybrid-electric aircraft, the combination of electric and conventional propulsion takes a key step forward.

Engines that are “contextually aware,” can “think for themselves” and are “comprehending” are described in a Rolls white paper on the new Pearl 15 turbofan.

Satcom providers are offering new high-bandwidth, business aviation-only services as avionics manufacturers ready smaller, faster systems to exploit them.

Engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney began a trial of its ‘Connected Factory’ concept in its Singapore MRO shop in Seletar Nov. 5.

The Skytrac system samples data from 500 parameters on the AW139 and sends exceedance data to engineers.

The French company’s tablet-based app enables pilots to virtually relive a selected portion of their flight immediately after landing.

Increasingly, business aircraft operators make new technologies buy their way onto their aircraft.

The launch of AEHF-4 lays the groundwork for faster data transfer for the U.S. military, as the Air Force plans for rapid acquisition of a follow-on program.

Boeing yesterday announced enhancements to Jeppesen Mobile FliteDeck, a popular electronic flight bag solution for the business and general aviation market.

Iridium expects to start its Certus service for aviation users by midyear 2019, delivering global, broadband connectivity to aircraft flight decks.

Staged deployment of an ADS-B network will bring new capabilities to the country’s ATC system, although some aircraft operators are concerned about cost.

Leading providers of Ka-band satellite connectivity for aircraft cabins discuss their strategies at APEX Expo.

For Arianespace, the mission is a milestone, since it is the 100th launch of an Ariane 5 since its inception in 1996. The two satellites are the 206th and 207th launched by the heavy-lift vehicle.