Commercial

Copa Airlines Installs LiteMood Receiver in 737-800

[Avionics Today 02-24-2015] Copa Airiness is the first carrier to install the "liteMood" retrofit LED lighting system developed by STG Aerospace. The Panamanian airline installed the system on a Boeing 737-800.   …

Commercial

2015 Aerospace Outlook Sees Avionics on Positive Trend

[Avionics Today 02-23-2015] The commercial aerospace industry is expected to enjoy close to an 8 percent growth rate this year, according to Deloitte’s recently released “2015 Global Aerospace and Defense Outlook” report.…

ATM Modernization

Aireon, IAA Form ALERT Agreement

[Avionics Today 02-20-2015] Under a new agreement, the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) will manage Aireon’s global emergency aircraft tracking service, Aircraft Locating and Emergency Response Tracking (ALERT). The service will be provided…

Business & GA

Gulfstream G650ER Sets New City Pair Records

[Avionics Today 02-19-2015] The Gulfstream G650ER set two city-pair records recently while performing a flight around the world with one stop. According to Gulfstream, the G650ER took off from White Plains, N.Y.,…

Embedded Avionics

Exelis to Develop Airborne Radio Chip for DARPA

[Avionics Today 02-19-2015] The Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) has issued a $10.7 million contract to Exelis to develop a new multifunctional computer chip for airborne radio applications. Under the contract,…

Commercial

Dual, Arclarity Form UAS Sense and Avoid Partnership

[Avionics Today 02-19-2015] Aviation GPS and Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) receivers manufacturer Dual Electronics has announced a partnership with 3-D augmented reality aviation system provider Arclarity to develop a sense…

Commercial

Piedmont Upgrades Dash 8 Flight Management Systems

[Avionics Today 02-19-2015] Piedmont Airlines has selected Universal Avionics to provide GPS-based Flight Management Systems (FMS) for their fleet of Bombardier Dash 8 100 aircraft. Under a new contract, Universal will provide…

ATM Modernization

Aireon Inks ADS-B Agreement with Central, West African ANSP

[Avionics Today 02-19-2015] Aireon has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Agency for the Security of Aviation Navigation in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) to provide Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) capabilities…