Business & GAPan Am International Flight Academy to Purchase Cessna Skyhawk 172s Cessna Skyhawk. Photo: Textron Aviation [Avionics Magazine 09-01-2016] Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation, announced during the Asia Pacific Airline Training Symposium (APATS) that it has signed a multi-year agreement…
CommercialHybrid and PRL Logistics Partner to Bring Hybrid Airships To Alaska The LMH-1 Hybrid Airship. Photo: PR Newswire [Avionics Magazine 09-01-2016] Hybrid Enterprises, worldwide reseller of Lockheed Martin's Hybrid Airships, has announced a strategic partnership between PRL Logistics and U.K.-based Hybrid Airship owner…
Business & GAElliot Aviation Achieves STC for Garmin ADS-B for Beechcraft Premier I and IA Hawker Beechcraft 390 Premier IA. Photo: Wikimedia Commons [Avionics Magazine 09-01-2016] Elliott Aviation announced its STC certification on a Garmin ADS-B Out and In solution for the Beechcraft Premier I and IA…
CommercialAirbus Uses Laser Stripping to Improve Conductivity of Aircraft Electrical Systems Airbus showcased its highly-efficient A350 XWB aircraft during a stopover at FIDAE 2016, where the aircraft was on static display and performed high-profile flying presentations during the week. Photo: Airbus [Avionics Today…
CommercialRolls-Royce and Microsoft to Offer Advanced Operational Intelligence to Airlines Microsoft Azure Photo: Microsoft [Avionics Today 04-25-2016] At the Hannover Messe industrial fair, Microsoft and Rolls-Royce announced they are collaborating to bring new capabilities to Rolls-Royce customers. Rolls-Royce will integrate Microsoft Azure…
CommercialSolar Impulse Lands In California Completing Crossing of the Pacific Ocean Si2 & Bertrand Piccard above San Francisco. Photo: Space Impulse [Avionics Today 04-25-2016] Solar Impulse 2 (Si2), a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without using a drop of fuel,…
Embedded AvionicsLufthansa Systems Selects SMI Eye Tracking to Improve Flight Operations Outcomes SMI Eye Tracking Glasses Gaze and Motion. Photo: SMI [Avionics Today 04-25-2016] SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI) is partnering with Lufthansa Systems to combine its eye tracking with the NetLine/Ops ++ airline operations control…
MilitaryRCAF Unveils 2016 CF-18 Demonstration Jet The CF-18 Demonstration Jet is unveiled during a ceremony at 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta, on 5 April, 2016. Image by: Cpl Bryan Carter, 4 Wing Imaging, CK04-2016-0278-002 [Avionics Today 04-11-2016] The…