Business & GA

AIM Unveils 'Revolutionary' Avionics Maintenance Tool

German avionics manufacturer AIM has introduced a new smart tool set for avionics maintenance engineers handling ARINC429 testing.    Photo, courtesy of AIM.    The new solution is structured around AIM's ANET429-x…

Business & GA

FAA Issues Approvals to Sandel Avionics’ HeliTAWS 

Sandel Avionics has received FAA approval for its first HeliTAWS Approved Model List (AML) Supplemental Type Certificates for Part 27 and Part 29 helicopters.      Photo, courtesy of Sandel Avionics.  …

ATM Modernization

Garmin Unveils King Air 200, 350 NextGen Upgrades

Garmin has introduced a series of avionics upgrades for G1000-equipped King Air 200 and 300 series aircraft aimed at brining pilots and operators into compliance with future U.S. airspace requirements.     …

ATM Modernization

Singapore Taps NATS CEO for ATM Improvement

U.K.'s Air Traffic services company NATS' Chief Executive Richard Deakin has joined the governing council of the Air Traffic Management Research Institute (ATMRI) in Singapore.    The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore…

Commercial

Virgin America Adds New Flight Deck Alerting System

Virgin America is adding the eeCrewConnect Crew Member notifications platform from 2e Systems, following a new agreement from the two companies.    The system provides flight deck notifications to the flight crew…

Commercial

UK Approves Thales Watchkeeper

The Thales-developed Watchkeeper Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) has been issued a Release to Service by the U.K. Ministry of Defence.      Thales Watchkeeper UAS. Photo, courtesy of Richard Seymour.   According…

ATM Modernization

Global Air Traffic on The Rise Early in 2014

Global airlines started 2014 with a combined 4.5 percent increase in global air freight traffic and 7.8 percent increase in international passenger demand for January compared to the same period a year…