CommercialGarmin Releases GPS Pilot Watch Garmin recently announced the release of its new D2 watch, designed to provide navigation and avionics readouts for pilots from their wrist. [Garmin D2 watch. Photo, courtesy of Garmin.] …
CommercialHoneywell's Aerospace Sales Decline in Third Quarter Sales of aerospace products declined by 2 percent to $2.97 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared to the same period a year ago, Honeywell said Friday in its quarterly earnings…
Business & GANBAA 2013 Opens Next Week in Las Vegas The National Business Aviation Association's (NBAA) annual meeting and exhibition opens next week in Las Vegas, and Avionics Magazine has a preview of what to expect from some of the biggest companies…
ATM ModernizationChicago Jet Announces Avionics Retrofits for Gulfstream IV, Dassault Falcon Aircraft maintenance provider Chicago Jet Group (CJG) announced planned certifications for retrofit installations of a future air navigation system (FANS) 1/A+ and controller-pilot datalink communications (CPDLC) retrofit for the Dassault Falcon 900…
Embedded AvionicsFrench E-2C Hawkeye Fleet to Receive IFF Upgrades The U.S. Navy has issued a $34.5 million contract to Northrop Grumman to provide upgraded Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems for the French Navy's fleet of E-2C Hawkeyes early warning and…
ATM ModernizationThales Expands U.S. Communications Business, Changes Name Recent acquisitions and company division mergers have lead to Thales Communications to change its name to Thales Defense & Security, the company said Wednesday. The navigation, surveillance and simulation segment of…
ATM ModernizationIridium Completes Design Review for NEXT Satellite System Iridium has completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) phase of its NEXT satellite network system, ahead of the scheduled launch in early 2015, the company said Wednesday. The NEXT satellite system…
Business & GACroatia Airlines to Deploy EFB System on Commercial Fleet Croatia Airlines will begin deploying navAero's tablet electronic flight bag (EFB) system in early 2014 on its Airbus A319/A320 and Bombardier Q400 fleets, following a new contract signed with the EFB provider…