Embedded AvionicsEASA Certifies Blue Sky Voice System on Airbus Military Aircraft The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to Blue Sky Network for the installation of its voice system on C-212-200 Airbus military aircraft. The STC covers Blue…
CommercialCMC Awarded Canadian Polaris Avionics Upgrade Contract Esterline CMC Electronics has recently been awarded a contract by Public Works and Government Services Canada for the avionics upgrade of the Canadian Department of National Defense (DND) fleet of five Airbus…
Business & GACutter Aviation Receives STC for Garmin 950 FAA issued a supplemental type certificate (STC) to Phoenix-based Cutter Aviation on Dec. 20 for the installation of the Garmin 950 glass cockpit panel package retrofit on older Piper Meridian aircraft. The…
MilitaryNAVAIR Selects Cobham for Additional Low Band Transmitters The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded a $31.7 million contract to Cobham to provide the AN/ALQ-99 low band transmitter-antenna group (LBT-AG) for EA-6B and EA-18G electronic warfare aircraft. The…
Business & GASequestration Delayed, Aerospace Industry Awaits Next Congressional Action The newly passed “fiscal cliff” deal delays the $1.2 trillion across-the-board federal budget cuts until March, keeping the U.S. aerospace community awaiting final action from Congress and the President to either avoid…
CommercialFCC Eases Licensing Requirements for In-Flight Wi-Fi The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in a Report and Order released last week, approved new rules to accelerate the deployment of in-flight Wi-Fi on more commercial flights in the United States. The…
CommercialFLYHT to Supply AFIRS to Airline in Nigeria FLYHT Aerospace Solutions signed a contract with an undisclosed Nigerian airline for the Automated Information Reporting System (AFIRS) 220. The contract requires FLYHT to install the AFIRS 220 on five Airbus A319s…
ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: Fiscal Cliff Editor Emily Feliz As I write this, the country is perched on the edge of the so-called “fiscal cliff,” a series of deep budget cuts prompted by an impasse in budget talks. Politicians…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan LiveTV, Greenwich AeroGroup Bring Iridium’s OpenPort to the Skies LiveTV and its partners are moving forward with a system to bring global connectivity services to business aircraft operators, commercial airlines and helicopters.…
ATM ModernizationCommercial Avionics Outlook Despite the seemingly nonstop economic crisis, avionics developers continue to generate safety-enhancing, cost-effective systems that airlines want to buy. And while the overall economic outlook might be murky, there is some cause…