Commercial

EASA Approves L2 for 737 Satcom

[Avionics Today May 16, 2014] The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to L2 Consulting Services for the installation of the Iridium Satellite Communications (Satcom) system on…

Commercial

Insitu Pacific Demonstrates Advanced UAS Fire Monitoring 

[Avionics Today May 15, 2014] Imagine having advanced notice of an approaching wildfire coupled with real-time video streaming of the developing flames on your smart phone, tablet and laptop.  Insitu Pacific recently conducted…

Commercial

GE Aviation Fields New 'Turnkey' UAS Computers

[Avionics Today May 15, 2014] GE Aviation unveiled a new family of computing platforms designed to provide a common software environment to host a variety of unmanned and manned aircraft mission computing applications…

ATM Modernization

ICAO to Develop Global Flight Tracking 

[Avionics Today May 15, 2014] The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is ready to develop a global flight tracking service, as the aviation industry continues to consider solutions to prevent future incidents similar…

Business & GA

Jeppesen Digital Navigation, EFBs for Corendon

[Avionics Today May 14, 2014] Turkish charter airline Corendon has signed a new five-year contract with Jeppesen to integrate the company's digital navigation and Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) services into its commercial aircraft…

Commercial

Bombardier Connects CSeries With Panasonic 

[Avionics Today May 13, 2014] Bombardier has announced an agreement with Panasonic Avionics Corp. to feature its eXConnect system as a line-fit option on its CSeries passenger jet, which is currently undergoing an…

Commercial

GTN 725 Approved for ATR Jets

[Avionics Today May 13, 2014] Garmin has received certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its touchscreen multi-function display, the GTN 725, on ATR 42 and ATR 72 aircraft.   The…