This video excerpt from NOVA: "Crash of Flight 447" explores the powerful computer system that runs the A330 aircraft, controlling speed, altitude, direction, and more—in fact, every aspect of the ...

Airliners can make a lot of noise and use a lot of fuel when they're coming in for a landing. A new onboard computer system, however, was recently shown to be effective at addressing both problems.

UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) is the process of developing a next-generation aircraft computer that the company says will offer 20 times the computing power of today’s flight control computers.

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global aircraft computer market is expected to post a CAGR of over 6% during the period 2018-2022, according to the latest market research report by Technavio. A key ...

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a potential eight-year, $250 million contract from U.S. Special Operations Command to develop an aircraft computer technology that can support communications ...

Federal regulators have not taken adequate steps to protect computer systems on airliners from hackers, a government watchdog agency reported on Friday. The agency said the Federal Aviation ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global Aircraft Computer Market 2018-2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global aircraft computer market to grow at a CAGR of 6.26% ...

Boeing is working on updating 747 flight computer software to eliminate an issue introduced in the software’s most recent version that causes both of the aircraft’s computers to reset in-flight. The ...