Embedded Avionics

Rockwell Collins to Upgrade Communications for E-4B

E-4B aircraft. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 07-23-2015] Boeing has selected Rockwell Collins to upgrade a low-frequency transmission system for the E-4B program, which connects United States command authorities to strategic launch control…

ATM Modernization

SITA Acquires ATM Systems Company

Photo: SITA [Avionics Today 07-23-2015] SITA has acquired private company delair Air Traffic Systems GmbH, a provider of Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) solutions for airports based in Braunschweig, Germany. The acquisition…

ATM Modernization

Airbus Prosky to Bring PBN to Tijuana, Guadalajara

[Avionics Today 07-23-2015] Low-cost airline Volaris has selected Airbus ProSky to assist in deploying Performance Based Navigation (PBN) airspaces at Tijuana and Guadalajara International Airports. The deployment of Required Navigation Performance (RNP)…

ATM Modernization

Garmin and Jeppesen Expand Wireless Cockpit Ecosystem

[Avionics Today 07-23-2015] Garmin and Jeppesen are broadening the Garmin Connext ecosystem compatibility to include Jeppesen Mobile FliteDeck. With compatible Garmin avionics, customers can wirelessly receive Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) weather and…

Embedded Avionics

Boeing Shows Off Global Xpress for Military Networks

[Avionics Today 07-22-2015] Boeing is completing the first tests of military Ka-band service available through the Inmarsat-5 F2 commercial communications satellite, part of Inmarsat’s Global Xpress network. The demonstrations to securely transmit…

ATM Modernization

Avidyne Invites Developers to Invent Applications

Avidyne IFD540 FMS/GPS/NAV/COMs flight management system. Photo: Avidyne [Avionics Today 07-22-2015] Avidyne Corporation, a provider of integrated avionics and safety systems for General Aviation (GA) aircraft, has released a new Software Developer…

Business & GA

UTC CEO Speaks to ‘Market Softness’ Amid Sikorsky Sale

United Technologies Corporation CEO Gregory Hayes. Photo: UTC [Avionics Today 07-22-2015] After reporting a $9 billion sale of its Sikorsky Aircraft unit to Lockheed Martin earlier this week, United Technologies Corporation (UTC)…