Commercial

Airport Navigation System Debuts on A320, A330 

[Avionics Today April 29, 2014] Developed for the A380, the On-Board Airport Navigation System (OANS) has entered service on commercial A320 and A330 aircraft, Airbus said.  The OANS on an A380 cockpit display.…

Embedded Avionics

Sierra Nevada to Upgrade PC-12 ISR Suite

[Avionics Today April 29, 2014] The Sierra Nevada Corp. has selected the Curtiss-Wright Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) Ethernet switch and router technology for its PC-12 aircraft.  According to Curtiss-Wright, the selection was…

Embedded Avionics

Germany Considers Upgrading Air Defense System

[Avionics Today April 28, 2014] Germany is considering upgrading its air and missile defense system with a new system developed by Lockheed Martin, the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), the aerospace and…

Business & GA

Corendon Airlines Goes Paperless With EFBs

[Avionics Today April 28, 2014] Turkish carrier Corendon Airlines has plans to start "flying paperless," according to a new announcement from Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) manufacturer navAero.  Corendon signed a contract with navAero…

Business & GA

Duncan Sees Increase in Demand for Canadian Connectivity

[Avionics Today April 28, 2014] Duncan Aviation's avionics team has seen an increase in demand for in-flight connectivity systems for Canadian-registered aircraft in early 2014.  The Lincoln, Neb.-based aviation Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul…

Commercial

Airbus Completes Flight of E-fan Aircraft

[Avionics Today April 25, 2014] Airbus completed the first flight of its electric E-Fan experimental aircraft, which could serve as the prototype for a future hybrid engine regional jet for the French airframe…

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MC-27J Completes First Flight

[Avionics Today April 25, 2014] Alenia Aermacchi completed the first flight of its MC-27J transport aircraft from the company's Turin Test Flight Centre.  The aircraft, jointly developed by Alenia Aermacchi and ATK, was…