Avionics
New developments and products in avionics, specifically about aircraft electronics in the cockpit.
Maintenance and Modifications
Sierra offers Citation cockpit refit
Cessna Citation engine retrofit specialist Sierra Industries of Uvalde, Texas, has taken a step into the avionics realm with a new program to engineer an
Avionics
Bose upgrades Headset X with noise-canceling A20
Fans of Bose’s noise-canceling headsets might want to stop by the company’s NBAA booth (No.
Avionics
Sandel delivers its first HeliTAWS
Sandel Avionics, Vista, Calif., has gained TSO and Part 27 supplemental type certificate (STC) approvals for its class-A HeliTAWS helicopter terrain avoid
Avionics
Honeywell demo shows fused SVS/EVS views
Honeywell has given the aviation world its first glimpse of a cockpit technology that developers say will change the way future pilots aviate by combining
Maintenance and Modifications
Constant Offers Beechjet 400XP Pro Line 21 Upgrade
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport-based Constant Aviation has delivered its first retail Pro Line 21 upgraded Beechjet 400XP.
Avionics
With Entegra Release 9, Avidyne eyes turbines
Avidyne is setting its sights on the lower echelon of the turbine business airplane market as part of a strategy by the Massachusetts avionics manufacturer
Avionics
Flexjet Equipping with Aircell Wi-Fi
Flexjet last month announced plans to offer Aircell Gogo Biz in-flight Wi-Fi connections as a standard amenity on its fractional program aircraft at no add
Avionics
G250 Avionics Test Rig Logs 1,000 Hours
Gulfstream’s G250 integration test facility (ITF) in Savann
Avionics
Sandel Delivers First HeliTaws
Sandel Avionics last month delivered its first HeliTaws helicopter terrain safety system, to Metro Aviation of Shreveport, La., for installation in a Eur
Avionics
TrueNorth Introduces Iridium E-mail Module
TrueNorth Avionics has introduced a plug-in hardware module that lets owners of several brands of airborne telephone use their personal smartphones to se
Avionics
Bose updates Headset X with A20
Bose introduced its long-awaited A20 noise-canceling headset at the EAA AirVenture show in Oshkosh in July and attendees immediately began snapping up the
Avionics
Seattle Avionics adds e-charts for EU
Pilots who want an alternative source of electronic chart data for flying outside the U.S.
Avionics
EASA OKs G1000 for King Air
Danish Hawker and Beech specialist Scandinavian Aircraft Technologies (ScanTech) is coordinating EASA approval of
Rotorcraft
Bell 429 certified for Waas
Bell Helicopter announced last month that its new 429 light twin has been approved for precise wide area augmentation system (Waas) glid
Regulations and Government
FCC likely to modify its proposed 121.5-MHz ELT ban
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is said to be close to responding to an FAA request that it withdraw a June notice that seeks to impose a total
Avionics
Honeywell introduces JetMap III
Honeywell has unveiled JetMap III, the latest upgrade of its cabin moving map featuring worldwide 3-D perspective views of terrain, ocean topography, enhan
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot section: TrueNorth Express Offers E-mail Via Smartphone
Owners of smartphones such as the BlackBerry and iPhone have been frustrated by the high cost of equipment that allows them to send and receive e-mail in
Avionics
AIN Product Support Survey 2010
Among turbofan manufacturers, Williams International remains tops with AIN readers for the support it provides to operators.
Avionics
Max-Viz, One Sky offer EVS discounts
Max-Viz, the Portland, Ore.-area infrared enhanced-vision system (EVS) manufacturer, and One Sky Aviation of Anchorage, Alaska, have teamed to offer a mini
Avionics
WxWorx QuikLink service brings weather data to PCs
Pilots who like the XM satellite weather products WxWorx delivers to cockpit displays might like to access the same weather products on their office or por
Avionics
FAA reauthorization unlikely this year
With yet another short-term extension of FAA funding, taxes and programs set to expire at the end of last month, AOPA, the General Aviation Manufacturers A
Maintenance and Modifications
Economical In-flight Wi-Fi Offered by EMS Aviation
EMS Aviation is offering its Forté AirMail for a wide range of corporate aircraft.
Avionics
Constant Aviation installs High-speed Internet in GIV
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport-based Constant Aviation
recently installed in a Gulfstream IV an Aircell ATG 4000 high-speed internet syste
recently installed in a Gulfstream IV an Aircell ATG 4000 high-speed internet syste
Avionics
Jeppesen addresses snags with delivery of e-charts
Jeppesen leadership is addressing problems the company experienced in July in meeting customer requests for timely delivery of charts.
Avionics
Inmarsat, Boeing team on Ka-band Internet service
Inmarsat announced plans to introduce by 2014 a Ka-band satellite broadband service that would be far faster, cost less per megabit and require smaller ant
Avionics
Garmin ESP has a mind of its own
Garmin ESP has a mind of its own
Some are calling it a kind of stick shaker for light airplanes.
Some are calling it a kind of stick shaker for light airplanes.
Avionics
FAA issues Lithium battery draft policy
The FAA has published a draft policy (ANM-113-10-004) that could affect the certification of permanently installed rechargeable lithium batteries in Part 2
Avionics
Honeywell 6.1 FMS Software OK’d
Honeywell received FAA TSO approval last month to start deliveries of an FMS software upgrade that provides advanced GPS-enabled approaches and access to F
Avionics
Sandel Gains HeliTaws TSO
Sandel Avionics last month announced TSO approval for its HeliTaws helicopter terrain warning system.
Avionics
Gulfstream G250’s Avionics Scrutinized at Test Facility
The certification-configured software load for the Gulfstream G250’s PlaneView250 avionics has logged more than 1,000 hours of testing at the company’s int
