http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Sat, 25 May 2013 16:09:24 EDT Jeppesen and Honeywell on Wednesday announced an avionics industry first at the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE); cloud-based wireless flight deck avionics updates via Apple's iPad.    The integrated navigation data service (INDS) iPad solution has initial functionality... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/software/Jeppesen-Honeywell-Launch-iPad-Based-Flight-Deck-Updates_79313.html Thu, 23 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Gulfstream has received FAA approval for its G650 business jet Flight Operations Risk Management Service (FORMS) program.      (Gulfstream G650. Photo: Gulfstream.)   The FORMS program is a database of flight data designed to provide feedback to operators seeking to improve their... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/software/FAA-Approves-G650-FORMS-Program_79317.html Thu, 23 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) recently implemented the Internet Protocol Bandwidth Expansion (IBPE) upgrade on its airborne strategic command platform, the E-6B Mercury. The upgrade was installed in March during a service life extension program (SLEP) on aircraft 410, part of Fleet Air... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/software/NAVAIR-Upgrades-E-6B-Internet-Protocol_79064.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Rockwell Collins reached an agreement with South African Airways (SAA) for its PAVES 2 [programmable audio video entertainment system] in-flight entertainment (IFE) suite for the carrier's new and... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/software/SAA-Selects-Rockwell-Collins-IFE-for-A320s_78967.html Wed, 10 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Netherlands-based aerospace engineering firm Delft Dynamics introduced its new Universal Simulation Platform for Unmanned Systems (USPvOS) at the Kooy Symposium 2013 in Amsterdam.   The platform enables unmanned systems’ ground stations to be linked directly to a virtual incident management... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/software/Delft-Dynamics-VSTEP-Introduce-New-UAV-Training-Concept_78940.html Mon, 8 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Boeing is launching its “Optimal Flight” program in collaboration with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, a total of 26 flights powered by alternative jet fuel sources and featuring new technologies from Boeing aimed at improving operational flight efficiency. (Boeing 777-200. Photo, courtesy of Boeing.)... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/software/Boeing-KLM-Launch-Optimal-Flight-Program_78703.html Fri, 8 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EST Left to right, the Harris Airborne Multiband Radio (HAMR), the Harris Small Secure Data Link (SSDL) and the Rockwell Collins Gen5 ARC-210 Software-Defined Radio. After a prolonged and costly gestation, software-defined radio (SDR) technology is gaining ground. Airborne tactical networking radios, data links... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/software/SDR-Takes-Flight_78289.html Fri, 1 Feb 2013 0:00:00 EST (UPDATED) The European Aviation Safety Agency has recertified an upgraded Airbus A320 full flight simulator (FFS) at L-3 Link’s Asian Aviation Training Center (AATC) in Thailand to a Level D type rating. (AATC's A320 FFS) Level D is the highest achievable FFS certification, granted by EASA and FAA. The... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/software/EASA-Recertifies-L-3s-Upgraded-FFS-to-Level-D_78279.html Tue, 22 Jan 2013 0:00:00 EST Standby Attitude Module Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics, of Wichita, Kan., introduced MD302 Standby Attitude Module (SAM), a 2-inch by 5-inch standby display. This self-contained, solid-state instrument provides attitude, altitude, airspeed and slip information to the pilot during normal operation or... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/software/New-Products_78094.html Tue, 1 Jan 2013 0:00:00 EST FAA published an airworthiness directive requiring a modified system power-on self-test (SPOST) of the flap/stabilizer electronic control unit (FSECU) on Gulfstream G350 and G450 aircraft. (Gulfstream G450--photo courtesy of Gulfstream Aerospace) The agency said a software glitch in the procedure for... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/software/FAA-Addresses-Power-Malfunction-for-Gulfstream-Jets_78078.html Wed, 19 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST