Commercial13 USAF F-35s Taken out of Service Could Return to Operations This Year F-35 Fighter Jets. Photo: Lockheed Martin [Avionics Magazine 09-21-2016] Thirteen F-35A Lightning II fighter jets taken out of service are beginning testing on solutions and could return to operations this year, Mark Johnson…
Embedded AvionicsAstronics Corp., NI Expand Collaboration to Increase PXI Focus NI and Astronics Test Systems introduce new suite of PXI test instruments for mil/aero programs. Photo: Astronics/NI [Avionics Magazine 09-20-2016] Astronics Corp. has expanded its relationship with technology solutions provider National Instruments…
Embedded AvionicsNew Test Programs and Increasing Virtual Avionics Interoperability Photo: Vector [Avionics Today 09-20-2016] German software developer Vector, a databus test system supplier that works with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), is looking to straddle the divide between new and old test…
Business & GAElliott Aviation Retrofits Hawker 400XP Avionics, Interior Hawker 400XP. Photo: Elliott Aviation [Avionics Magazine 09-20-2016] Elliott Aviation, a Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400XP authorized service center, has started their second full 400E interior retrofit that includes Garmin G5000 touch screen avionics.…
Business & GAJetSmarter, XOJet Join Forces to Deliver Real-Time Charter Booking Apps XOJet. Photo: XOJet [Avionics Magazine 09-20-2016] Provider of on-demand private jet charter services XOJET has announced a strategic alliance with private jet online marketplace JetSmarter, to combine XOJET's service and fleet operations…
CommercialMicrosemi Collaboration Will Improve High-Temp Avionics A diagram of Microsemi’s high temperature control system plan for avionics actuators. Photo: Microsemi [Avionics Magazine 09-20-2016] Flight-critical avionics provider Microsemi is collaborating to address issues with high-temperature electronics design for avionic…
CommercialGoPro Unveils Camera Drone In Bid to Save Stock Prices [Avionics Magazine 09-20-2016] In recent years, GoPro revenue has plummeted, dropping nearly 90 percent off of its peak pricing in October 2014 (see below chart compiled by Statista). Chart: Statista But on Sept.…
ConnectivityKymeta Partners With Tecom to Bring New Antennas to Aviation [Avionics Today 09-20-2016] Kymeta, creator of the mTenna technology, has formed a new aviation partnership program development agreement with antenna solutions supplier Tecom. The two companies will merge Kymeta's flat-panel satellite antenna…
ATM ModernizationGulf Coast Avionics Completes CJ1 ADS-B Garmin Touchscreen Upgrade Cessna Citation CJ1 aircraft. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Magazine 09-19-2016] Gulf Coast Avionics has completed an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)-compliant Garmin touchscreen avionics upgrade on a 1998 Citation CJ1. “The aircraft is owned…
CommercialFAA: How Airlines Should Handle Recalled Devices Samsung Galaxy Note 7, recalled earlier this month. Photo: Samsung [Avionics Magazine 09-19-2016] Following a Consumer Product Safety Commission recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, the FAA has issued general guidance…
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