CommercialJetex Wins Tender to Open First FBOs in Morocco Jetex will open five FBOs in Morocco. Photo: Jetex [Avionics Today 05-20-2016] Jetex has won a Moroccan National Airports Authority (ONDA) Fixed-Base Operator (FBO) tender, and will launch five new FBO facilities…
CommercialTeledyne, Lufthansa Collaborate to Push More Useful Info Into the Cockpit Photo: Teledyne [Avionics Today 05-20-2016] Teledyne Controls and Lufthansa Systems are collaborating to integrate the latter’s Lido/eRouteManual navigation application with Teledyne’s GroundLink Comm+ system with Aircraft Interface Device (AID) functionality to bring…
ConnectivityDDC Introduces Improved Throughput Fibre Channel XMC Network Access Controller [Avionics Today 05-20-2016] The Data Device Corporation (DDC) has introduced its new rugged Fibre Channel XMC Network Access Controller, which claims to improve throughput and latency performance. The network offers 1 Gb/s…
CommercialPlay the Avionics News Quiz of May 20 One of the largest military aircraft, the C-5 stands six stories tall, according to Discovery. Standing at 143 feet in length, it is longer than the Wright Brothers' first flight of 120…
MilitaryTest Systems and the New Question of Aging Avionics Arne Brehmer, aerospace manager, Vector. Photo: Vector [Avionics Today 05-19-2016] The issues that come along with aging avionics, such as wear and tear on wire and cable, are well known across the…
ATM ModernizationAltys Continues to Expand Data Link Testing Reach [Avionics Magazine 05-19-2016] Over the last several years, French test solutions provider Altys has seen global demand increase from a range of different aviation stakeholders for its data link infrastructure and avionics…
CommercialEgyptair Flight Disappears from Radar but Stats Show Commercial Aviation Deaths are Still on the Downtick [Avionics Today 05-19-2016] An A320 operated by Egyptair disappeared from radar over the Mediterranean Sea in the early morning hours of May 19. Egyptair flight MS 804 was carrying 66 passengers enroute…
CommercialAustralia’s CASA Proposes IPC to Relax Type Rating Rules [Avionics Today 05-19-2016] The Australian government’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) part 61 taskforce, tasked with addressing issues associated with flight crew licensing suite of regulations, has released a detailed Instrument Proficiency…
Business & GARockwell Collins Adds Incentives to King Air 350 Avionics Upgrades King Air 350 Pro Line Fusion. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 05-19-2016] Rockwell Collins has expanded its Pro Line Fusion avionics upgrade for King Air 350s equipped with Pro Line II to…
ATM ModernizationRockwell Unveils Pro Line 21 Mandate-Certified Avionics Upgrades for King Air Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 Upgrade for King Air. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 05-18-2016] Rockwell Collins has unveiled three Pro Line 21 upgrade packages for King Air turboprops that aim to…