Avionics
New developments and products in avionics, specifically about aircraft electronics in the cockpit.
Avionics
FCC Licenses Row 44’s North Atlantic Broadband
Row 44 has received Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval to provide broadband connectivity on transatlantic flights, using the T11N North Atlan
Avionics
Rockwell Collins Moving Fusion into Part 23 Market
Rockwell Collins is moving aggressively into the light jet and turboprop market with a new version of Pro Line Fusion targeted at smaller aircraft.
Avionics
Javad GPS May Save LightSquared's Bacon
Can GPS and LightSquared coexist? Within the civil and military GPS community, the answer has been emphatically and unequivocally
Avionics
U.S. Declines Taiwan’s Request To Buy New F-16s
The Obama administration decided against selling 66
Aircraft
Southwest Airlines’ RNP Operations Progressing Slowly
Southwest Airlines’ ambitious fleetwide implementation of required navigation performance (RNP) operations is making slow progress
Avionics
Honeywell Seeks FAA Landing Credit for Combined Vision System
Today avionics manufacturers offer products that meet the FAR 91.175 requirement, 
ATC
Next-gen Iridium Satellites Might Carry ADS-B Payloads
Satellite communications provider Iridium is in discussions with other aerospace companies and air navigation service providers to equip its next generatio
Regulations and Government
LightSquared, FCC Receive Congressional Scrutiny
Congressional opponents of LightSquared’s 4G broadband plan all
Regulations and Government
OMB Attempts To Alter DOD’s LightSquared Briefing
A confidential briefing on the LightSquared/GPS situation presented by Gen.
Avionics
FCC Kicks LightSquared Can Down the Road
On Tuesday, the FCC approved LightSquared’s fallback plan
Avionics
Garmin Unveils iPad-esque Aviation Navigation Devices
Garmin unveiled its aera 795 and 796 portable aviation navigation devices yesterday.
Aircraft
North Atlantic Trials Demonstrate Fuel, Emissions Reductions
Flight trials to demonstrate new procedures intended to improve fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of international flights crossing
Avionics
Product Support Survey 2011 Part 2: Avionics
In the cockpit avionics sector Garmin takes top honors for how it looks after its customers.
Avionics
NextGen Committee Tackles ‘Business Case’ for Equipage
The high-level industry and government committee tasked by the FAA with developing “a common understanding” of NextGen priorities has recommended a set of
Aircraft
Gulf Outage Exposes ADS-B Oversight Vulnerability
The loss of service from automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) stations in the Gulf of Mexico last summer exposed the risk inherent in the FAA
ATC
Study: Sesar Benefits Depend on Timely Deployment
The economic, environmental and efficiency gains promised under the Single European Sky ATM Research (Sesar) program are “extremely sensitive” to timely im
Avionics
FAA: Own-ship Position Display on iPads Is a Problem
The FAA does not want pilots to use Apple’s iPad tablet computer for navigation.
FBOs
Globalair.Com Intros New Fuel Price App
Internet aviation information provider Globalair.com announced the debut of FBO Fuel Prices, its first real-time iPhone and iPad application
Avionics
Pre-owned GPS: Special Police Discount!
The former head of the New York State Police aviation unit has been charged with grand larceny for selling a state-owned Garmin 496 GPS to a fellow trooper
Avionics
Avionics Update Extends Life of Beech 1900
A Beech 1900D with a new Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 integrated display system (IDS) made its first flight on August 12.
Avionics
Aircell Satcoms Approved in Brazil
Brazil’s Agência Nacional De Aviação Civil has approved the installation of Aircell’s Aviator 300 and 350 satcom systems in the Airbus A319 and Cessna CJ3.
Avionics
Garmin Adds TBM 700 G1000 Retrofit
Owners of Daher-Socata TBM 700 turboprops can now retrofit their panels with Garmin’s G1000 integrated flight deck.
Avionics
Pilots Can Control Garmins by Voice
The FAA issued an amended supplemental type certificate for the VoiceFlight Systems VFS101, adding new units to the company’s approvals for voice command o
Regulations and Government
Leaked FAA Report Slams LightSquared
“The effects of LightSquared deployment would be far-reaching and potentially devastating to aviation,” the FAA wrote to the President’s Space-Based Positi
Regulations and Government
LightSquared: GPS Interference Is Manufacturers’ Fault
The GPS industry’s failure to comply with the Department of Defense’s receiver filtering standards is the root cause of potential interference issues invol
