Business & GAFAA STCs Astronics Wireless AID EFB [Avionics Today 05-24-2016] Astronics has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) and Parts Manufacturing Approval (PMA) for its webFB wireless Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) device for use on Boeing 737 aircraft. According…
CommercialHoneywell will Upgrade HAITEC VIP Cockpits Photo: HAITEC [Avionics Today 05-24-2016] Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul provider HAITEC Aircraft Maintenance has selected Honeywell to supply a range of avionics products to the company’s VIP, large-cabin aircraft operators. The contract…
CommercialEgyptAir Flight 804 Spotted on Egyptian Radar Screens Before Disappearing Wreckage from EgyptAir flight 804, which went missing over the Mediterranean Sea on May 19. Photo: Egypt’s Armed Forces [Avionics Today 05-23-2016] Ehab Mohieldin, chairman of Egypt’s National Air Navigation Services Company,…
Business & GACessna Citation on Track for 2017 Entry Into Service Cessna Citation Longitude mating fuselage and wing. Photo: Textron Aviation [Avionics Today 05-23-2016] Cessna Aircraft Co., a subsidiary of Textron Aviation, announced prior to the start of the European Business Aviation Convention…
Business & GAEASA Certifies HondaJet HondaJet receiving a type certificate from the European Aviation Safety Agency on May 23, 2016. Photo: HondaJet [Avionics Today 05-23-2016] The HondaJet has received type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency…
Business & GAGulfstream G650ER Receives EASA Certification Gulfstream G650ER. Photo: Gulfstream [Avionics Today 05-23-2016] Gulfstream Aerospace’s Gulfstream G650ER has received type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for private operations. The certification recognizes that long-range business jet…
ConnectivityDDC Introduces Improved Throughput Fibre Channel XMC Network Access Controller [Avionics Today 05-20-2016] The Data Device Corporation (DDC) has introduced its new rugged Fibre Channel XMC Network Access Controller, which claims to improve throughput and latency performance. The network offers 1 Gb/s…
CommercialPlay the Avionics News Quiz of May 20 One of the largest military aircraft, the C-5 stands six stories tall, according to Discovery. Standing at 143 feet in length, it is longer than the Wright Brothers' first flight of 120…