ATM ModernizationFAA Investigates Air Traffic Incident at DCA FAA safety officials are investigating a miscommunication between air traffic controllers (ATC) that lead to three aircraft flying too close to each other near Ronald Reagan Airport on Tuesday. The incident occurred…
CommercialAirbus Activates A350 XWB Flight Deck Airbus has powered up the XWB MSN1 flight deck for the first time for electrical testing on its A350 passenger jet. The France-based manufacturer’s XWB flight deck has six interchangeable displays. The…
Business & GARockwell Collins’ AIM Certified for More Aircraft Rockwell Collins said Tuesday its Ascend Aircraft Information Manager (AIM) data transfer and management system has been certified for the Dassault Falcon 2000, Hawker Beechcraft B300 Series King Air and the Piaggio…
MilitaryCathay Pacific to Implement ARINC’s Flight Deck Upgrades Cathay Pacific has selected a new flight deck communications system from ARINC for its entire fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft, the companies said Tuesday. (Photo: ARINC/Bob Lentz) The flight deck upgrade will…
Editor's NotePanasonic Avionics to Bring Intelsat EpicNG to Commercial Airlines Intelsat S.A. on Wednesday announced a new contract with Panasonic Avionics for up to 1 Gbps of capacity on the recently announced Intelsat EpicNG satellite platform for in-flight consumer broadband and live…
Embedded AvionicsGarmin Introduces New ADS-B Solutions Garmin on Monday announced a new comprehensive suite of certified ADS-B solutions for “any aircraft owner” to satisfy FAA’s NextGen mandate for ADS-B Out and provide access to ADS-B In. According to…
MilitaryGE to Provide Systems for Boeing KC-46A GE Aviation on Monday announced a new agreement with Boeing to provide the mission control system (including the flight management system) for the U.S. Air Force KC-46A refueling tanker. The agreement is…
Editor's NoteBecker Avionics Installs DVCS6100 on C130/L-382 Becker Avionics installed its DVCS6100 digital audio management system on C130/L-382, the company said Thursday. Becker replaced the C130 aircraft’s intercom system with a DVCS6100 package that included audio control units for…