Business & GAGogo Partners with PACE to Connect EFB Flight Profile Optimizer Photo: Gogo [Avionics Today 05-20-2016] Gogo has partnered with aerospace software specialist PACE to connect the company’s flight optimization application, the Pacelab Flight Profile Optimizer. The flight profile optimizer is a decision-support…
Business & GAEmbraer Legacy 500 Demonstrates Steep Approach Capability Jetex’s Embraer Legacy 500 at the London City Airport. Photo: Embraer [Avionics Today 05-20-2016] Embraer Executive Jets and Flexjet have demonstrated the business jet Legacy 500’s steep approach capability to operate at…
CommercialJetex Wins Tender to Open First FBOs in Morocco Jetex will open five FBOs in Morocco. Photo: Jetex [Avionics Today 05-20-2016] Jetex has won a Moroccan National Airports Authority (ONDA) Fixed-Base Operator (FBO) tender, and will launch five new FBO facilities…
CommercialTeledyne, Lufthansa Collaborate to Push More Useful Info Into the Cockpit Photo: Teledyne [Avionics Today 05-20-2016] Teledyne Controls and Lufthansa Systems are collaborating to integrate the latter’s Lido/eRouteManual navigation application with Teledyne’s GroundLink Comm+ system with Aircraft Interface Device (AID) functionality to bring…
CommercialEgyptair Flight Disappears from Radar but Stats Show Commercial Aviation Deaths are Still on the Downtick [Avionics Today 05-19-2016] An A320 operated by Egyptair disappeared from radar over the Mediterranean Sea in the early morning hours of May 19. Egyptair flight MS 804 was carrying 66 passengers enroute…
CommercialAustralia’s CASA Proposes IPC to Relax Type Rating Rules [Avionics Today 05-19-2016] The Australian government’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) part 61 taskforce, tasked with addressing issues associated with flight crew licensing suite of regulations, has released a detailed Instrument Proficiency…
Business & GARockwell Collins Adds Incentives to King Air 350 Avionics Upgrades King Air 350 Pro Line Fusion. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 05-19-2016] Rockwell Collins has expanded its Pro Line Fusion avionics upgrade for King Air 350s equipped with Pro Line II to…
MilitaryTest Systems and the New Question of Aging Avionics Arne Brehmer, aerospace manager, Vector. Photo: Vector [Avionics Today 05-19-2016] The issues that come along with aging avionics, such as wear and tear on wire and cable, are well known across the…