Business & GAMid-Continent Instruments Changes Name Mid-Continent Instruments has changed its name to Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics, a move the company says "better describes the company’s capabilities and underscores its commitment to provide its extensive customer base of…
Embedded AvionicsB-2 Spirit Validates Flight Management Software Northrop Grumman said its B-2 Spirit stealth bomber has completed its first 18.5-hour sortie over the North Pole to validate new flight management software for the Air Force. The computer upgrade system…
Business & GARockwell Collins Pro Line 21 Upgrades Extend to Astra SPX, G100, Lear 60 A retrofit upgrade program involving the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 4™ to Pro Line 21™ avionics systems has expanded to include Astra SPX, Gulfstream G100 (formerly Astra SPX), and Bombardier Lear 60…
Business & GAThrane & Thrane AVIATOR 700D Awarded FAA PMA The Thrane & Thrane AVIATOR 700D communication system has been awarded FAA Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA), certifying its use aboard all aircraft and allowing the company to commence shipment of the product…
Business & GATrueNorth Awarded STC for Gulfstream Aircraft TrueNorth Avionics teamed with StandardAero, Springfield, Ill., to earn FAA Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) for installation of its Simphone telecommunications system on the Gulfstream III, IV, G450, G500 and G550 models. “It’s…
Business & GAAir Arabia Signs Class 2 EFB Contract with navAero NavAero will supply its tBag C22 Class 2 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) to Air Arabia for its fleet of 44 A320s. The contract includes navAero hardware with Lufthansa Systems' electronic charting and Aviobook's…
CommercialAeroVironment Unveils Modular Gimbaled Sensor Payload on Raven UAS Photo courtesy AeroVironment AeroVironment unveiled a new miniature gimbaled sensor payload on the battle-proven RQ-11B Raven small unmanned aircraft system at the Army Aviation Association of America Annual Professional Forum and Exposition. The…
MilitaryBAE to Provide Cockpit Controls for KC-390 BAE Systems was selected by aircraft manufacturer Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force to provide active side sticks as part of the overall cockpit controls for the KC-390 military transport aircraft. In…