Avionics

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

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Head-up synthetic vision coming to Globals next year

The Flight Dynamics division of Rockwell Collins next year plans to introduce a synthetic-vision system (SVS) with its Head-Up Guidance System (HGS, aka HU

Avionics

July 28, 2009

Clay Lacy chooses Aircell Internet service for Part 135 fleet

Southern California charter operator Clay Lacy Aviation said it will equip its fleet of more than 60 owned and managed business jets with Aircell’s high-sp

Avionics

July 28, 2009

Rockwell Collins tests WAAS/LPV in Hawker 800XP

Rockwell Collins last month wrapped up flight testing of a WAAS/LPV (wide-area augmentation system/localizer performance with vertical guidance) upgrade fo

Avionics

July 28, 2009

Satcom Direct sends Acars messages over Inmarsat I-4 network

Satellite communications services reseller Satcom Direct last month announced it has sent and received AFIS/Acars datalink messages over the Inmarsat I-4 s

Avionics

July 28, 2009

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Becker unveils ADS-B transponders

Germany’s Becker Avionics last month introduced a line of mode-S transponders capable of broadcasting ADS-B (automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast)-in

Avionics

July 28, 2009

Garmin GPSmap 696 is a versatile handheld navigator

Garmin’s GPSmap 696 is a capable and feature-filled portable GPS navigator that doubles as a Class 1 or 2 electronic flight bag (EFB) with the ability to d

Avionics

July 28, 2009

Cockpit Avionics 2009

The biggest names in the avionics business have spent the last year preparing for the introduction of major upgrades to their existing integrated cockpits

Avionics

July 28, 2009

Honeywell Adds ACE EFB to AV8OR Handheld Line

Honeywell on Sunday introduced a new handheld EFB navigator with a large seven-inch touchscreen display and geo-referenced IFR charts.

Avionics

July 28, 2009

Garmin Launches Slew of New Avionics

Yesterday at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., Garmin announced the new ADS-B-in GTS 800 and 820 traffic advisory systems (TAS) and GTS 850 TCAS.

Avionics

July 28, 2009

SmartLanding software adds approach guidance to EGPWS

The verdict has been in for a long time: a stabilized approach is an essential part of a safe landing.

Avionics

June 30, 2009

Chicago Jet Group STCs Universal Waas FMS in Falcon 50

Chicago Jet Group, located at Aurora Municipal Airport, has gained an STC for installing dual Universal Avionics UNS-1Fw and UNS-1Lw flight management syst

Avionics

June 30, 2009

Transport Canada Delays 406-MHz ELT Requirement

Despite proposing mandatory equipage with emergency locator transmitters that broadcast on 406 MHz by Feb.

Avionics

June 30, 2009

ICG Integrates NxtMail Server with Cobham Satcom

Satcom equipment maker International Communications Group said it has developed an interface allowing its NxtMail e-mail server to connect through Cobham’s

Avionics

June 30, 2009

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

June 30, 2009

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

June 30, 2009

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

Avionics

June 30, 2009

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

ATC

June 30, 2009

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

Regulations and Government

June 25, 2009

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

June 23, 2009

Avionics

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

Latest

Head-up synthetic vision coming to Globals next year

The Flight Dynamics division of Rockwell Collins next year plans to introduce a synthetic-vision system (SVS) with its Head-Up Guidance System (HGS, aka HU

Clay Lacy chooses Aircell Internet service for Part 135 fleet

Southern California charter operator Clay Lacy Aviation said it will equip its fleet of more than 60 owned and managed business jets with Aircell’s high-sp

Rockwell Collins tests WAAS/LPV in Hawker 800XP

Rockwell Collins last month wrapped up flight testing of a WAAS/LPV (wide-area augmentation system/localizer performance with vertical guidance) upgrade fo

Satcom Direct sends Acars messages over Inmarsat I-4 network

Satellite communications services reseller Satcom Direct last month announced it has sent and received AFIS/Acars datalink messages over the Inmarsat I-4 s

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Becker unveils ADS-B transponders

Germany’s Becker Avionics last month introduced a line of mode-S transponders capable of broadcasting ADS-B (automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast)-in

Garmin GPSmap 696 is a versatile handheld navigator

Garmin’s GPSmap 696 is a capable and feature-filled portable GPS navigator that doubles as a Class 1 or 2 electronic flight bag (EFB) with the ability to d

Cockpit Avionics 2009

The biggest names in the avionics business have spent the last year preparing for the introduction of major upgrades to their existing integrated cockpits

Honeywell Adds ACE EFB to AV8OR Handheld Line

Honeywell on Sunday introduced a new handheld EFB navigator with a large seven-inch touchscreen display and geo-referenced IFR charts.

Garmin Launches Slew of New Avionics

Yesterday at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., Garmin announced the new ADS-B-in GTS 800 and 820 traffic advisory systems (TAS) and GTS 850 TCAS.

SmartLanding software adds approach guidance to EGPWS

The verdict has been in for a long time: a stabilized approach is an essential part of a safe landing.

More on Honeywell’s EGPWS Front

Honeywell is offering a new product called “long landing”–an EGPWS software solution, in addition to its new SmartLanding.

Chicago Jet Group STCs Universal Waas FMS in Falcon 50

Chicago Jet Group, located at Aurora Municipal Airport, has gained an STC for installing dual Universal Avionics UNS-1Fw and UNS-1Lw flight management syst

Transport Canada Delays 406-MHz ELT Requirement

Despite proposing mandatory equipage with emergency locator transmitters that broadcast on 406 MHz by Feb.

ICG Integrates NxtMail Server with Cobham Satcom

Satcom equipment maker International Communications Group said it has developed an interface allowing its NxtMail e-mail server to connect through Cobham’s

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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