The FAA’s Flight Standards Service issued a draft advisory circular, AC 120-FPM, in February about the broad topic of flight path management (FPM). Pending the possible incorporation of public ...

Flight Management Systems (FMS) have evolved into sophisticated, multi-functional computer systems crucial for modern aviation. These systems integrate navigation, performance optimisation and ...

There are rules for how to use these things. I see a lot of use of the word "intuitive" applied to FMS products on the market today. But what is intuitive to one person might be confounding to another ...

Universal Avionics’ next-generation flight management system will be a software-based solution based on an integrated modular avionics infrastructure, the company revealed at the Paris Air Show this ...

The roadmaps that promise aviation industry progress towards achieving a net-zero decarbonisation target by 2050 show air traffic management’s (ATM’s) contribution to be in the 8-10% range. While such ...

Usually, a pilot’s fingers use interfaces. But in one particular instance they are the interface—between the electronic flight bag (or EFB, if the cockpit is so equipped) and the flight management ...

Here's an uncomfortable image to keep in mind during your next flight: A rogue hacker who can redirect planes at will with the touch of an Android phone's screen. That's the frightening scenario laid ...