Avionics

New developments and products in avionics, specifically about aircraft electronics in the cockpit.

Avionics

SwiftBroadband employed more for e-mail than Web

Inmarsat’s I-4 mobile broadband satellite constellation is finished and the first SwiftBroadband customers are enjoying data access at speeds faster and fo
Avionics

Esterline CMC unveils new EFB

Esterline CMC Electronics unveiled the newest version of its PilotView electronic flight bag last month at the Paris Air Show.
Avionics

L-3 seeks $21.7 million from Cirrus in SmartDeck lawsuit

L-3 Avionics Systems is seeking $21.7 million in a lawsuit against lightplane maker Cirrus Design over the cancellation of an order for SmartDeck cockpit s
ATC

Will retired satellites be revived to fill GPS gap?

Testifying before Congress in May, Stanford University professor Brad Parkinson–the chief architect of GPS and the original GPS program manager before his
Regulations and Government

Unexpected Anomalies Put Future GPS Under Stress

One key benefit of the future GPS III satellites that the DOD plans to launch in 2014 is that they will transmit a second civil aviation signal, called L-5
Avionics

Honeywell System Aims To Reduce Runway Excursions

Honeywell last week at the Paris Air Show launched SmartLanding, a product intended to reduce runway excursions by alerting pilots if the aircraft’s approa
Avionics

IS&S seeks Citation panel STC

Innovative Solutions & Support is preparing to submit the FAA paperwork necessary to secure a supplemental type certificate allowing installations of the E
Avionics

Primus Epic updates due for release soon

Honeywell is closing in on certification for a host of long-awaited avionics upgrades intended to expand the capabilities of many Gulfstream and Dassault b
Avionics

CMC stands by five-year timeline for FronTier

CMC Electronics expects the first applications of its FronTier range of integrated cockpit systems to enter service before the end of 2013.
Avionics

Jet Aviation Adds P-Rnav to Citation

Jet Aviation’s Zurich maintenance center has installed a precision area navigation system (P-Rnav) in a Cessna Citation III, a first for the model.
Avionics

Gulfstream Receives ADS-C Approval

The FAA has granted Gulfstream authorization to use automatic dependent surveillance-contract (ADS-C) for oceanic and remote-area waypoint reporting.
Avionics

ICG Introduces Iridium Data Unit

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

West Star Brings Waas to Lear 60

West Star Aviation recently installed dual Waas-capable Universal UNS-1Ew flight management systems in a Learjet 60.
Avionics

Duncan Adds Waas FMS to Learjet 45

Duncan Aviation recently delivered its first Learjet 45 with Waas LPV certification by installing dual UNS-1Ew FMS units.
Avionics

Global Vision Coming into Focus

Bombardier’s new Global Vision flight deck successfully completed its power-on test and is on target for its first flight on a Global Express XRS this sum
Avionics

Pro Line Fusion avionics suite 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
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
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

Aircell notches fleet order for SwiftBroadband

European fractional ownership hopeful Jet Republic has selected Aircell’s SwiftBroadband satcom systems for its entire fleet of Learjets in a contract that
ATC

Rockwell Collins Prepares for ADS-B Mandates

Rockwell Collins is planning updates for its line of automatic dependent
surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) trans-ponders for business aircraft, the comp
Aircraft

Falcon Demo Aircraft Equipped with EVAS

EVASWorldwide, distributor of the Emergency Vision Assurance System (EVAS), has finalized an agreement with Dassault Falcon to equip all of the manufacture
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
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
Avionics

Satcom Direct Now SwiftBroadband Distributor

Satcom Direct (Booth No.
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
Avionics

P-Rnav keeps Citation III in line

Jet Aviation’s Zurich maintenance center has installed a precision area navigation system (P-Rnav) in a Cessna Citation III, a first for the model.
Avionics

Embraer gets Ovation for Legacys

Embraer has selected Honeywell’s Ovation Select cabin management system for the Brazilian OEM’s new mid-light Legacy 450 and midsize Legacy 500 business je
Avionics

Site helps smooth Euro flight plans

Because operators choosing to use a self-service flight planning system (FPS) face some significant challenges when flying in Europe, Universal Weather and
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