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Avionics

Avionics Update: Pro Line 21 certified for Challenger 300

At last month’s Paris Air Show, Rockwell Collins announced certification by U.S.
Training and Workforce

European Mustang Pilots Start FlightSafety Training

The first batch of Cessna Citation Mustang pilots started initial training last month at FlightSafety’s Farn-borough Learning Center.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

UAV technology could bring FBW to light airplanes

A company that supplies high-tech, fault-resistant databus components for the Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 has launched a research project aimed at bringing
Avionics

Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband up and running for bizjets

Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband satellite Internet service is available so far on only a handful of business jets, and one of them was parked at TAG Aviation thr
Avionics

WSI service gives enhanced weather data

WSI has put the finishing touches on a new interactive map section for its Pilotbrief Online weather service that offers an array of content features and f
Avionics

Cessna Sets a Price for SVT in the Skylane: Free

After Diamond Aircraft announced that the synthetic-vision technology (SVT) upgrade for the DA40 piston single would be priced at $9,995, pilots of single-
Avionics

Barco Boosts U.S. Presence

The FAA has granted avionics display provider Barco FAR Part 145 repair station authorization at the Belgium company’s service center in Duluth, Ga.
Avionics

Chelton Receives European Approval for Synthetic Vision

Chelton Flight Systems of Boise, Idaho, last month received European Aviation Safety Agency approval for its FlightLogic avionics system for use in the Bel
Avionics

ICG Delivers Iridium Data Units

International Communications Group of Newport News, Va., said it has started deliveries of the NxtLink 120A and 220A Iridium communications systems.
Avionics

Cockpit Avionics

One of the more recent entrants into the market for integrated cockpit systems has emerged as the industry’s most prolific.

Bizav forecast doesn't see turnaround until '06

After experiencing a meteoric rise lasting almost a full decade, business jet production this year is anticipated to decline for the third year in a row.

SwiftBroadband great for e-mail, not for Web surfing

Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband satellite Internet service is available on only a small handful of business jets, and one of them is here at TAG Aviation on the

ATR flying high as demand soars for turboprop models

Avions de Transport Régional (ATR) CEO Stéphane Mayer said the company remains on track to deliver more than 60 new airplanes this year after nearly doubli
ATC

Honeywell LAAS passes trials with flying colors

Honeywell has completed a series of GPS-guided autoland approaches to each of the four runways at Moses Lake Airfield in central Washington using a single
Avionics

Sandel awaiting approval for its TAWS with integrated RMI

Sandel Avionics of Vista, Calif., this month anticipates receiving the initial TSO and STC approvals from the FAA certifying the company’s ST 3400, a self-
Avionics

Avionics Update: Collins, FlightSafety develop CJ1 avionics training program

Rockwell Collins Aviation Services and FlightSafety have developed a training program for Cessna CJ1 pilots designed to prepare students for the FSI type-r
Avionics

Avionics Update: Thales vies for inroads at Bell and Agusta

Having established a strong position with the French-German Eurocopter joint venture, avionics maker Thales of Paris is now seeking to achieve greater expo
Avionics

Avionics Update: Satellite radio flight trials set to begin

Digital audio specialist Heads Up Technologies of Carrollton, Texas, plans to begin flight testing in the next two months of its satellite digital audio ra
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Avionics Update: Honeywell set to launch ePaxx cabin information services

Described as a family of services to be launched this year for passenger news, moving map and cached Web content, Honeywell’s ePaxx concept is being design
Avionics

Avionics Update: Cessna hungry for low-cost HUD option in Citations

For years Cessna has been searching for a head-up display (HUD) that would fit both the Citation’s cockpit and its owner’s budget.
Avionics

Avionics Update: Dassault evaluating MaxVis enhanced vision concept

An official at Dassault Falcon Jet revealed to AIN last month that the French airframe maker is negotiating with MaxVis of Portland, Ore.,

AIA: backlogs for airliners will buoy industry during U.S. crisis

The hundreds of billions of dollars worth of airliner orders now on the books will help insulate aerospace manufacturing companies from the industry crisis

Kun Peng orders five Embraer 190s

Chinese regional carrier Kun Peng Airlines has placed an order for five Embraer 190s in a deal that further sets the foothold the Brazilian manufacturer ha
Avionics

GA equipment suppliers hone strategies in face of slowdown

Given the recent sharp drop in shipments of GA piston-powered airplanes, it’s not surprising that some equipment suppliers have begun to look to other mark
Avionics

Cirrus brings Garmin cockpit to the SR22-G3

Cirrus Design’s partnership with Garmin on a “high-end” cockpit upgrade for the SR22-G3 called Cirrus Perspective is turning out to be a hit with buyers, n
Avionics

L-3's SmartDeck awaiting launch customer green light

The recent FAA approval of L-3 Avionics Systems’ SmartDeck integrated avionics system clears a path for integration of the cockpit into the production line
Avionics

SwiftBroadband set to make bizjet debut

After years of development and months of anticipation, Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband satellite aeronautical data service is finally poised for takeoff.
Avionics

Avionics News Update: FDS secures cabin monitor PMAs

Flight Display Systems in Alpharetta, Ga., last month said the FAA has granted it parts manufacturing approval for three new cabin LCD monitors, an endorse
Avionics

Avionics News Update: FDS secures cabin monitor PMAs

Flight Display Systems in Alpharetta, Ga., last month said the FAA has granted it parts manufacturing approval for three new cabin LCD monitors, an endorse