Business & GA

GX Aviation Avionics Finalized

[Avionics Today February 7, 2014] Honeywell and Inmarsat have finalized the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the aircraft avionics of GX Aviation.   In October, Honeywell signed an agreement with ARINC to…

ATM Modernization

India Streamlines Air Traffic With GAGAN

India is ready to upgrade its Air Traffic Management (ATM) with the GPS-Aided Geo Augmentation (GAGAN) system, which has achieved certification level Required Navigation Performance (RNP) 0.1.    GAGAN, jointly developed by…

Embedded Avionics

Lockheed to Supply UK Apache Upgrades

Lockheed Martin announced a $60 million contract with AgustaWestland for the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) system on the U.K.’s fleet of Apache AH Mk-1 aircraft.    Under…

Business & GA

Avidyne Gets European, US Approvals on AXP340

Avidyne announced U.S. and European Technical Standard Order (TS) approval of its AXP340 Mode S Transponder.    The AXP340 features Extended Squitter (ES) to transmit Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out information to…

Business & GA

Beechcraft Ready to Deliver Upgraded Hawker 400XPRs

  Beechcraft's Hawker 400XPR upgrade program is ready to make its first three deliveries.    The Wichita, Kan.-based General Aviation (GA) manufacturer offers the factory designed upgrade package with several approved airframe…

Commercial

Aerospace Small Businesses 'Lose Thousands' to Red Tape

[Avionics Today February 5, 2014] The biggest challenge facing smaller American aerospace companies is waiting; response times needed for FAA approvals, according to Aspen Avionics CEO John Uczekaj, can paralyze small businesses. …