Commercial

FAA's Data Comm Lands at LAX

[Avionics Magazine 06-27-2016] The FAA's NextGen air transportation modernization program has brought its Data Comm initiative to Los Angeles International Airport. Data Comm is part of the FAA's NextGen effort to replace…

Business & GA

TSB Recommends New ELT Requirements for Canadian Aircraft

[Avionics Magazine 06-27-2016] The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada is recommending new Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) standards after completing an investigation into an air ambulance accident that occurred in May 2013.…

Commercial

A350 Completes First Gatelink Data Transfer in Paris

[Avionics Magazine 06-27-206] Airbus has carried out successful “Gatelink” secure wireless data transfer tests using its Airbus’ A350 MSN02 flight-test aircraft at the arrival gate of Paris’ Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport.…

Connectivity

GX Aviation Certified for Airbus A320

[Avionics Magazine 06-27-2016] The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) Aviation In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) service for the Airbus A320 aircraft family. The satellite service provider sees the…

Commercial

Airbus UK President Calls Brexit a 'Wake-up Call'

[Avionics Magazine 06-24-2016] Airbus Group U.K. President Paul Kahn released a statement following the decision on Thursday by British voters to exit the European Union (EU), calling the move a "wake-up call…

Business & GA

EASA Proposes New CS-23 Rule for Small Aircraft

[Avionics Magazine 06-24-2016] The European Aviation Safety Agency is proposing an update of its current certification standards for small aircraft, which it calls a "reorganization of CS-23." The proposal introduces a new…

Embedded Avionics

Amphenol Introduces New COTS Conversion Modules

[Avionics Magazine 06-24-2016] Amphenol Aerospace now offers an off-the-shelf protocol/media converter VPX engine, the Rugged VPX Media Conversion Modules.  The modules are an embedded and integrated set of media and protocol conversion…