[will_asouka]

Where's the commercial benefit though? The cost of certification is huge so upgrades after initial certification don't happen unless the tech has big cost benefit (or safety, which is also cost at second order).

Hence A320 still running on Motorola 68000 of Sega Genesis etc fame.

And 737max having a top panel from the 60s.

[durnygbur]

I was joking obviously but that would the the answer to the marketing manager.

[will_asouka]

Ah you were saying serve ads on the flightdeck displays! Ok that's innovative- I'd recommend featuring big watches, mirrored sunglasses and divorce lawyers.

[plebianRube]

Why not just promote ads based on their conversations like everyone else?

[cmpb]

Mayday, mayd 'THIS FRIDAY ON "AIR FIRE WATER MOUNTAIN RESCUE: ALASKA": "It sort of just fell from the sky!" - TUNE IN THIS FRIDAY AT 7 EASTERN'

[gumby]

Yeah, gotta monetize that cockpit recorder. Wasted fodder for a crew campaign.

You could even insert ads into the recordings to reach the people who listen to the recordings after an accident!

[mrweasel]

I thought you where joking about the Motorola 68000 in the A320, but nope, it’s part of the flight control system.

[p_l]

Honeywell FMS systems use AMD29000 to this day, including in new designs, and Honeywell even bought the licenses to operate as fabless manufacturer for it.

The reason is simple - they need stability of parts supply with minimal recertification costs, and in this case it means that by having an already certified cpu (AMD 29k) and full manufacturing line capability for it, they don't have to face issues with vendor deciding to scrap a line (like another popular design, i860, had to deal with) or having to constantly recertify and update for newer parts.

And quite often the computing requirements didn't really grow