Embedded AvionicsTKM Avionics Unveils Slide-in Replacement Radio to Replace King KX155 TKM Avionics has unveiled a new slide-in replacement for King KX155/165 Nav/Comms, the company said. Announced at Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In and Expo in Florida over the weekend, the product can replace…
ConnectivitySatcom Direct Turns 20, Celebrates with Crewmember Connectivity Course Satcom Direct plans to celebrate its 20th anniversary this year, the company said, starting this week at the Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (ABACE) in Shanghai, China. While there, the company…
Business & GAAsian Sky Group 2017 Q1 Survey Shows Optimistic Market Asian Sky Group released its Asia-Pacific Region Survey 2017 Q1, with 323 respondents. The report found, in general, that market optimism regarding the current economy has grown 7% since the fourth quarter…
MilitaryCH-53K Gets Pentagon OK; HUMS Could Help Lower Op Cost A key CH-53K test aircraft faces certain death this summer has Lockheed Martin spooling up initial production of that new heavy-lift helicopter for the U.S. Marine Corps. The U.S. Defense Dept. yesterday…
Business & GAEASA's Allowance of CAT IMC Could Prompt Other Developments EASA recently published a rule allowing commercial air transport (CAT) operations for night or instrument meteorological condition (CC), NBAA said. Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material is available. The operator must…
ATM ModernizationSESAR Research Project Examines ATM Needs Through 2050 Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) Joint Undertaking recently completed an exploratory research project on ATM operational concept and system architecture between now and 2020, SESAR said. Called FLITE (Future Long-term ATM…
Embedded AvionicsGermany’s First SBAS Flight Lands at Bremen Airport Germany’s first purely satellite-based precision airport approach occurred Thursday at Bremen Airport. Performed by NetJets Europe using a business jet equipped with a European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) receiver, German…
Embedded AvionicsUniversity ATM Research Could Win NASA Funding NASA is ready to award up to $50 million over a five-year period to universities to explore aviation innovations, the administration said. As part of NASA's Aeronautics University Leadership Initiative (ULI), five universities…
ConnectivityViaSat Gen-2 Internet Equipment Should Be Production-Ready in May ViaSat-2 and ViaSat-3 class satellites can now carry Gen-2 in-flight internet equipment, ViaSat Inc. said. The equipment is available for early access testing and should be production-ready and available for installations starting…
CommercialAirbus, SITA Cybersecurity Service Protects Airlines, Airports Airbus and Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques (SITA) have teamed up to launch new Security Operations Center Services, Airbus said. Airlines, airports and others can now use information from the incident detection services…