Revolutionizing the Skies: Next Generation Avionics in Commercial Aircraft



The avionics equipment elements of nextgen avionics have been defined in North America through efforts led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA). They include leveraging existing aircraft capabilities, such as GPS/WAAS, localizer performance with vertical guidance (LPV), area navigation (RNAV) and terminal required navigation performance (RNP), vertical navigation (VNAV) and flight information system broadcast (FIS-B), as well as increased use of portable or installed electronic flight bags (EFBs).  

In addition, new aircraft equipment capabilities that are targeted include data communications through flight management system (FMS) integration, global navigation satellite system (GNSS), landing systems (GLS), automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), and traffic information service - broadcast (TIS-B) for aircraft without traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS). 


The transition to the next generation of aviation infrastructure (nextgen) is aided by the adoption of miniaturized, satellite-based, and digital machinery as well as new procedures, all of which join forces to make air travel more convenient, environment-friendly, and predictable in the face of ever-growing congested airspace in the U.S. and across the world. 





Top 10 companies in the NextGen Avionics industry for commercial aircraft, organized by country 


United States: 


  • Honeywell Aerospace 

  • Collins Aerospace 

  • Garmin International 

  • Rockwell Collins 

  • L3Harris Technologies 

France: 


  • Thales Group 

  • Safran Electronics & Defense 

  • Dassault Aviation 


United Kingdom: 


  • BAE Systems 

  • Cobham Aerospace Connectivity 


Germany: 


  • HENSOLDT 

  • Diehl Aviation 


Canada: 


  • Bombardier Aerospace 

  • CAE Inc. 


Japan: 


  • Mitsubishi Electric Corporation 

  • Shimadzu Corporation 


China: 


  • AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co., Ltd. 

  • AECC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co., Ltd. 




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