Avionics

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

Regulations and Government

Federal Watchdog: GPS Constellation in Peril

A study from the U.S.
Avionics

BAE’s vision for Q-HUD is now coming to light

BAE Systems is working on half a dozen prospective applications for Q-HUD, its new compact and lightweight head-up display that it launched last October fo
Avionics

High-speed data systems now affordable for smaller bizjets

Satellite communications capabilities on board commercial aircraft have advanced rapidly in recent years with airline passengers using broadband Internet,
Avionics

King Air B200 receives first G1000 cockpit suite

Elliott Aviation has installed the first Garmin G1000 integrated avionics glass cockpit suite in a Beechcraft King Air B200.
Avionics

Rockwell Collins To Update ADS-Bs

Rockwell Collins (Booth No.
Avionics

Satcom Direct Expands Service Offerings

Satcom Direct (Booth No.
Avionics

WAAS-capable FMS OK’d for Learjet 60

Bombardier Aerospace (Booth No.
Avionics

Arinc intros flat-fee pricing for satcom datalink services

Arinc has adjusted the pricing structure for its datalink services by introducing a flat fee for global communications via VHF Inmarsat and Iridium.
Avionics

Avidyne showcases new IFD and component upgrades

Avidyne arrives at EBACE with the ink still drying on the TSOs it recently received for its Entegra Release 9 integrated flight deck system and FMS900w fli
Avionics

Gulfstream Gets OK on ADS-C

Gulfstream Aerospace has received authorization from the U.S.
Avionics

FronTier takes on market heavyweights

CMC Electronics (Booth No.
Avionics

Cessna Mustang Gets Synthetic Vision OK

Cessna Aircraft on April 21 received FAA certification for Garmin’s Synthetic Vision Technology for the Citation Mustang.
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

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

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

Satcom Direct Named Inmarsat Distribution Partner

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

The Future of FMS

Flight management systems have never been considered simple pieces of equipment, but the technology is quickly evolving beyond basic navigation and perform
Regulations and Government

UK Protests U.S. Loran Termination Plan

The removal in February of Loran-C and eLoran funding from President Obama’s proposed budget has drawn strong protest from the UK over the sudden U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

EASA Extends Comment Periods on Key Proposals

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has extended the comment periods for three key notices of proposed amendments (NPAs) under which it will assume
Maintenance and Modifications

Rockwell Collins Venue Moving Map Gets Major Facelift

Rockwell Collins’s Venue cabin management system is only just finding its way into production business aircraft, but the 3-D moving-map display is already
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

Wanted: reliable low-speed indicator

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is continuing its search for a lightweight and affordable low-speed indication and warning device for use in the
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
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

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
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.
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

Cockpit Datalink Weather

Pilots who have grown accustomed to flying with up-to-the- minute weather graphics and information broadcast to the cockpit through the XM or Sirius satell