Business & GAUniversal Avionics Offers New 'Fly By Sight' Navigation System for Business Aircraft LAS VEGAS — Elbit Systems' Universal Avionics debuted a new "Fly By Sight" navigation system for business aircraft at the National Business Aviation Association's (NBAA) annual Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (BACE)…
Business & GAGenesys Aerosystems to Update S-TEC 3100 Autopilot for General Aviation Aircraft In September last year, Texas-based Genesys Aerosystems said that it had achieved Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certification for the company's S-TEC 3100 autopilot for use in more than 100 models of…
MilitaryU.S. Air Force to Experiment with Avionics Networks for Light Attack Aircraft As the United States Air Force (USAF) continues its light attack aircraft program with the Textron Aviation AT-6 Wolverine and the Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano, the military service plans…
Business & GAGarmin Autoland to Permit Emergency Touchdowns for General Aviation Planes On Oct. 31, Garmin rolled out its Garmin Autoland avionics system for general aviation aircraft to permit autonomous touch downs in emergencies. After Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification of Autoland, the…
MilitaryU.S. Army in Final Stages of Developing EW Software Tool for Battle Management The U.S. Army is in the final stages of developing a software tool, the Raytheon Electronic Warfare Planning and Management Tool (EWPMT), to give the operators of military hardware, including aircraft, situational…
MilitaryU.S. Air Force Signs Predictive Maintenance Enterprise Agreement with U.K.-Based SDL A United States Air Force enterprise agreement this month with the U.K.-based SDL will support maintenance and operations personnel with technical documentation around diagnostic checklists and repair procedures and enable information sharing…
Business & GANBAA 2019: Linking Useful Aircraft Data a Priority, Honeywell Says LAS VEGAS – Tying together useful aircraft data across flyer experience, operations, and maintenance is a priority for Honeywell, according to the company, as the aviation industry braces for the urban air…
Business & GAEmbraer Looks to Bring Full Fly-By-Wire to Phenoms LAS VEGAS – Embraer is looking to make its light Phenom business jets full fly-by-wire, as the aviation industry moves toward giving light jets such a capability, Michael Amalfitano, the president and…