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Avionics

Avidyne brings weather data to variety of EFBs

Avidyne is adding interface options for its MLX 770/780 datalink receivers that will let pilots view graphical weather information on a variety of electron
Avionics

BAE lines up OEMs in bid to certify Q-HUD late next year

BAE Systems has lined up a half dozen prospective applications for Q-HUD, a compact and lightweight head-up display for smaller business airplanes where sp

Bizav bites back in bogus class war

 Perception is reality.
Avionics

ICG unveils data transceiver for Acars and FANS comm

International Communications Group has introduced an Iridium-based data transceiver that’s designed for sending and receiving Acars (aircraft reporting and

Jet Aviation chief: worst appears over

Jet Aviation president Peter Edwards said it’s still too early “to call the market bottom,” but he pointed to positive signs emanating from nearly all corn

Bizav Must Portray Right Image, Stand Firm in Fight

It is the perception of business aviation as a luxurious form of travel that has put a target on the industry’s back, EBAA chairman Brian Humphries said to

Merged Raya and Ayla agree to aim higher

RayaJet and Ayla Aviation Academy advanced their plan to form a new business aviation service group in Jordan and other parts of the Middle East by signing
Avionics

Avidyne adds EFB weather

Avidyne is adding interface options that will let aircraft operators view graphical weather information from an MLX 770/780 datalink receiver on a variety
Avionics

Honeywell Upgrades Near for EASy, PlaneView

Honeywell said today at EBACE that it is closing in on certification of several long-awaited avionics upgrades for Gulfstream and Dassault business jets, i
Charter & Fractional

RayaJet Looks To Rationalize Mideast Charter

RayaJet chairman Nader Dajani today explained the thinking behind the Jordanian charter operator’s purchase yesterday at EBACE of a Hawker Beechcraft Premi
Avionics

Pro Line Fusion on track for 2011 certification

An anemic market for business jets and the recent loss of a major customer will have no effect on the flight test schedule or certification of the Pro Line
Engines

Honeywell going full throttle on avionics, engine upgrades

Honeywell is closing in on software certification for a host of long-awaited avionics upgrades that are intended to expand the capabilities of many Gulfstr
Avionics

More than 30 products debut this year at AEA

Despite some stiff economic headwinds, avionics manufacturers attending last month’s Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) Convention in Grapevine, Texas,
Avionics

Satcom Direct Named Inmarsat Distribution Partner

Satcom Direct last month became a distribution partner for Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband service, giving the Melbourne, Fla.
Avionics

Avidyne Entegra Release 9 Wins FAA Approval

Avidyne used last month’s Sun ’n’ Fun show in Lakeland, Fla., to announce FAA certification of the Entegra
Avionics

Piper Brings Garmin G1000 to Meridian

Piper Aircraft has achieved FAA certification for the Garmin G1000 avionics system aboard the Meridian six-place single-engine turboprop, an airplane origi
Avionics

Jeppesen Airport Map Data Gets Stamp of Approval

The FAA has awarded Jeppesen the industry’s first letter of acceptance for airport moving-map data under  standards outlined in Advisory Circular AC 2
Avionics

Avionics on Parade at AEA Convention

Avionics makers today unveiled a host of new products at the Aircraft Electronics Association Convention in Grapevine, Texas, providing a hopeful sign that
Avionics

Garmin G1000 STC’d in King Air 200/B200

Garmin last month received the FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) to allow installations of the G1000 avionics system in the King Air 200 and B200.
Avionics

Deal trifecta fuels growth at reseller Satcom Direct

Satcom Direct, a leading retailer of satellite communications services for aviation, continues to line up deals that should ensure the Melbourne, Fla.-base
ATC

Jamaica Looks to ADS-B as Radar Replacement

Era Systems last month announced it has been selected to provide an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) system to the Jamaica Civil Aviation
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Blu-ray DVD Player Hits the Market

Flight Display Systems of Alpharetta, Ga., said it has started shipping the first Blu-ray DVD player developed specifically for the aircraft cabin.
Safety

FAA Continues Study of EFB Lithium Battery Fire Hazard

The FAA is sifting through public comments related to a draft policy memo issued in February that warns of potential safety hazards associated with the rec
Avionics

Barco, Saab introduce video HUD

Avionics display provider Barco last month announced the details of an agreement with Saab of Sweden to produce a head-up display for light airplanes and h
Avionics

Entegra Release 9 nearly finished

Avidyne is close to certifying its latest avionics system, known as Entegra Release 9 and featuring high-resolution displays and the company’s next- genera
Aircraft

ViaSat, Satcom Direct Team on Yonder Broadband


ViaSat today named Satcom Direct a reseller of its new Yonder Ku-band satellite broadband service for business jets.
Avionics

Lufthansa’s Flying Weather Stations

Winter weather, freezing temperatures and snow, wind or thunderstorms can add significantly to a flight crew’s stress level.
Avionics

Bombardier EVS Approved for 100-foot Landing Credit in Europe

Bombardier last month said its Global business jets have gained European operational credit for approaches to a 100-foot decision height when pilots use in
Avionics

Duncan Adds Pro Line 21 to 50EX

Duncan Aviation has certified a Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 upgrade in the Dassault Falcon 50EX.
Avionics

FlightSafety Adds SV-PFD to G450/550 Simulator

FlightSafety International has commissioned the first Gulfstream G450/550 simulator equipped with the synthetic vision-primary flight display (SV-PFD).