Avionics

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

Regulations and Government

LightSquared Vacates Frequency Nearest to GPS

Since early reports indicate that LightSquared’s transmitters do, in fact, interfere with GPS signals, LightSquared yesterday announced that it would vacat
Avionics

Honeywell Tenders Buy Offer To EMS Technologies

Honeywell announced yesterday that it offered to acquire EMS Technologies for $491 million, pending shareholder and regulatory approvals.
Regulations and Government

LightSquared Causes ‘Substantial Interference’ to GPS

LightSquared Causes ‘Substantial Interference’ to GPS “The test data discussed today makes clear that there is substantial interference to
Regulations and Government

LightSquared Controversy Catches Congress’s Attention

The controversy over potential interference to GPS from LightSquared’s planned nationwide network of powerful 4G broadband retransmitting stations has now
ATC

LightSquared debate heats up

Two events last month intensified the confrontation between LightSquared, a private U.S.
Avionics

Satcom1 Offers Airborne Broadband in Europe

Satcom1 is now providing Aviator 200 services in Europe and claims to be the first to do so.
Avionics

Fusion TSO a major step for Rockwell Collins

The Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics system is “good to go,” reported chairman, president and CEO Clay Jones during an April 21 earnings call.
ATC

Aviator 200 operational in Europe

Satcom1 is now providing Aviator 200 services in Europe and claims to be the first to do so.
ATC

Avidyne Obtains AML STC for TAS600

Avidyne’s TAS600 traffic advisory system has received an approved model list (AML) supplemental type certificate (STC) from the FAA, covering installation
ATC

Cessna Chooses Aircell Aviator 300

Cessna Aircraft has selected Aircell’s Aviator 300 satcom system as optional equipment for the Citation XLS+, Sovereign and Citation X starting with 2012 m
ATC

ACSS TCAS Change 7.1 Approved in Europe

Early last month, the EASA granted European Technical Standard Order (ETSO) authorization for Change 7.1 software for ACSS’s TCAS 2000 and TCAS II.
Avionics

FAA makes progress on metroplex airspace effort

A joint effort by the FAA and industry aimed at integrating airspace and deconflicting traffic flows over major metropolitan areas is making progress, acco
Avionics

EASy II offers major upgrade for Falcon fliers

As Honeywell’s Falcon 900 equipped with the new EASy II avionics upgrade flew solidly down the glideslope to Runway 23 at Morristown Airport in New Jersey,
Avionics

EASy II Pricing

Dassault Falcon declined to release pricing information on EASy II and its optional features.
Avionics

Rockwell Collins HGS-3500 brings small HUD to smaller airplanes

For more than five years, Rockwell Collins engineers have been working on a tough challenge: how to make a compact head-up display (HUD) system, one that c
Avionics

FAA InFO Addresses iPads as EFBs

In a recently issued Information for Operators (InFO), the FAA provides guidance and information for pilots using iPads and other tablet devices as
Avionics

EBACE 2011: FAA Issues First STC for Fusion on Challenger 601

The FAA issued the first supplemental type certificate (STC) for the Pro Line Fusion avionics system, for installation on Rockwell Collins’s flight test Ch
Charter & Fractional

EBACE 2011: Gama Group companies highlight new products

Airops Software is here at EBACE showing its new ProCharter aviation management software.
Avionics

EBACE 2011: Universal Offers Partnership with MedAire

Business aircraft operators using Universal Weather and Aviation (Stand 7091) for flight planning now have access to integrated, remote medical services vi
Avionics

EBACE 2011: Honeywell Primus Apex Upgrade Comes to Pilatus PC-12NG

Honeywell’s latest version of its Primus Apex integrated flight deck–Build 7–offers new functions and options for operators, which the company demonstrated
Avionics

EBACE 2011: Air Support and Aviovision Create Flight Planning and EFB Software Link

Air Support (Stand 842) of Billund, Denmark, and Aviovision (Stand 859) of Leuven, Belgium, have partnered in providing two-way data connectivity between A
Avionics

EASy II brings synthetic vision, sat-based approaches to Falcons

Honeywell’s EASy II is a major upgrade from Dassault Falcon’s original EASy cockpit configuration based on Honeywell Primus Epic avionics.
Avionics

EBACE 2011: Thrane and Thrane shows news handset at EBACE

Thrane & Thrane is demonstrating its new Aviator wireless handset here at EBACE (Stand 979) as well as the company’s full range of Aviator satcom systems,
Avionics

Garmin touchscreens are new pilot interface

At this year’s Aircraft Electronics Association show in March, Garmin International (Stand 1367) introduced the long-awaited successors to the 14-year-old
Avionics

Universal steps up to space-based mandates

The recent switching on of Europe’s Egnos
Avionics

TrueNorth delivers greater comms control

Airborne telecommunications specialist Tru
Avionics

Head-up guidance moves to smaller aircraft

New technology is finally enabling avionics manufacturers to make head-up display (HUD) systems smaller, and Rockwell Collins is first out of the gate w
Avionics

Rockwell Collins Receives Final Fusion TSO

The FAA issued the final in a series of 50 Technical Standard Orders (TSO) for the Rockwell Collins
Avionics

EASy II Upgrade TSO’d for Dassault Falcon 900

Honeywell’s EASy II upgrade for the Falcon 900 EASy received FAA technical standard order (TSO) approval from the FAA and is slated for certification in th