Meteorology


AVTECH debuts latest Aventus NowCast

AVTECH is continuing the expansion and commercialisation of its ‘green’ flying product portfolio by implementing its next generation software. The system generates substantial fuel savings … More ››

Vaisala hosts webinar on lightning detection

Vaisala is organising a series of educational webinars about the various aspects of lightning as a phenomenon and the intricacies of its detection. Webinar topics … More ››

Panasonic acquires AirDat’s real-time met tech

Panasonic Avionics is expanding its product and service offering and its global communication network with the addition of AirDat’s real-time weather data and superior forecasting … More ››

EADS researchers battle against winds

At EADS Innovation Works, the company’s research centre, scientists are working on a system that can identify turbulence and gusts before the aircraft flies into … More ››

Europe clears Honeywell’s IntuVue 3D weather radar

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Honeywell’s IntuVue 3-D weather radar has been cleared by Europe’s safety authorities for use by Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines on its Boeing 737 fleet. “Receiving EASA … More ››

WATM: Combitech upgrades Arlanda met system

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World ATM Congress, Madrid: LFV has contracted Combitech for upgrading the existing Automated Weather Observation System at Sweden’s largest airport, Stockholm Arlanda. In July 2013 … More ››

UK must prepare for impact of severe solar superstorm season

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The UK should plan now to mitigate the effects of a rare but potentially serious solar superstorm, according to a report published today by the … More ››

NASA, NCAR debut transoceanic weather forecasting

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A new NASA-funded prototype system developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) of Boulder, Colorado, is now providing weather forecasts that can help … More ››

USAF to get $11m Raytheon upgrade

The US Air Force awarded Raytheon a $11.5 million contract to enhance the Weather Data Analysis (WDA) system. The modernised system is expected to deliver … More ››

Pulse clue to volcanic activity

A new study by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science uses Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) data … More ››