Business & GA

Lufthansa Technik, Satcom Direct Form New IFE Partnership

[Avionics Magazine 12-7-2016] Lufthansa Technik has formed a new partnership with Satcom Direct aimed at providing business jet operators with cabin-based access to movies and television shows. Initially available on aircraft equipped…

Business & GA

Beechcraft Brings Mission Enhancements to King Air 350

[Avionics Magazine 12-7-2016] Beechcraft announced new mission enhancement upgrades for its King Air 350HW and King Air 350ER turboprop aircraft at the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) conference.…

Business & GA

Rockwell Collins to Upgrade Flight Planning Technology

[Avionics Magazine 12-7-2016] Rockwell Collins is bringing new regional sand and dust storm forecasting information to its ArincDirect flight-planning platform. The aerospace and defense manufacturer made the announcement about the upgrade to…

Embedded Avionics

Curtiss-Wright to Acquire Teletronics

[Avionics Magazine 12-7-2016] Curtiss Wright has announced a new purchase agreement for a $233 million acquisition of Teletronics Technology Corp (TTC). The acquired business will operate within Curtiss-Wright's Defense segment, the company…

Military

LDRA, Richland Partner to Standardize Embedded Avionics Software

[Avionics Magazine 12-6-2016] Embedded computing solutions provider Richland Technologies (RTL), and software standards compliance company LDRA have announced a new close-working relationship resulting in standard methodologies across multiple industries. The cooperative relationship…

ATM Modernization

Yoshimura Appointed New ICAO Air Navigation President

[Avionics Magazine 12-5-2016] The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has unanimously appointed Commissioner Hajime Yoshimura to a one-year term as President of the ICAO Air Navigation Commission (ANC), the…

ATM Modernization

New Zealand to Deploy New ADS-B Network

[Avionics Magazine 12-5-2016] New Zealand Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) Airways New Zealand has selected Thales to deploy a nationwide Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) network. Thales will add ADS-B ground stations…

Business & GA

Lufthansa Systems to Develop New Navigation Map Technology

[Avionics Magazine 12-5-2016] Lufthansa Systems is currently developing dynamic navigation maps for its Lido/Navigation product line. The company expects to complete a fully dynamic map solution by 2019.      Lufthansa Systems’…