Business & GARockwell Collins Exec Sees Business Jet Avionics ‘Headwinds’ Continuing On the same day that the General Aviation Manufacturers Assn.’s (GAMA) state of the industry report showed the number of business jet deliveries in 2016 were at the lowest level since…
ATM ModernizationEurocontrol's Conclusions, Action Items from Final Approach Operations Symposium The International Civil Aviation Org. (ICAO), EASA and Eurocontrol jointly chaired the Final Approach Operations Symposium, which took place from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 at Eurocontrol headquarters in Brussels. Eurocontrol released…
Embedded AvionicsWhat to Expect at Aviation Electronics Europe 2017 The premier annual conference and exhibition for the international avionics community, Aviation Electronics Europe, is approaching with a highly focussed Main Conference Program, as well as a series of Technical Workshops…
Embedded AvionicsLufthansa Systems Receives EASA Approval for Lido/SurfaceData Lufthansa Systems has launched Lido/SurfaceData, thanks to an EASA certification, the company says. The new product delivers precise worldwide obstacle data to software providers and avionics manufacturers in the form of a…
Business & GABusiness Jet Shipments Down Nearly 8% in 2016, GAMA Reports The number of business jets shipped in 2016 is down 7.9% from 2015, the General Aviation Manufacturers Assn. (GAMA) reports. In 2015, GAMA’s General Aviation Aircraft Shipment Report showed that 718 business…
ATM ModernizationAireon Gets into Initial Space-Based ADS-B Testing Now that the first 10 satellites of the Iridium NEXT constellation have launched, Aireon can begin the initial process of testing and validating its space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) global air…
ConnectivityGogo Tests New 2Ku Modem Upgrades Gogo’s 2Ku has exceeded speeds of 100 Mbps, the company says, due to new modem upgrades. The capability was tested on Gogo’s test aircraft, the Jimmy Ray, using the company’s proprietary 2Ku…
ConnectivityEsterline Inaugurates 'Spidle' Avionics Site in Belgium Esterline Corp. has officially inaugurated its new manufacturing site in Kortrjik, Belgium, the company says. The facility operates within the Esterline Avionics Systems business platform in the company’s Avionics & Controls segment. This…
CommercialColumbia Helicopters Taps Skytrac for FDM Columbia Helicopters is now using Skytrac flight data monitoring for its Boeing-based, long-range Chinook 234, the operator said. The solution features realtime analysis of engine exceedances and operational deviations. Using Skytrac’s Satellite…
ConnectivityAirbus Wants to Continue Digital Efforts Among the biggest news coming out of the annual Airbus press conference on Wednesday Feb. 22, being the company’s ongoing challenges with the A400M and A320neo engine, the company’s top executives also…