CommercialThales IFE System on New British Airways A380s, 787 British Airways’ new Airbus A380 and Boeing 787s are equipped with the Thales-provided TopSeries In-Flight Entertainment System. The airline, which has ordered a total of 12 A380s and 24 787s, took delivery…
Business & GAnavAero Completes EFB iPad Testing NavAero has completed electromagnetic interference and rapid decompression testing for fourth-generation iPad tablet computers. According to the company, the RTCA DO160 Section G testing is a value-added service that will allow…
CommercialCurtiss Wright to Supply MC-21 Flight Data Recorder Curtiss Wright Controls announced a $21 million contract from Irkut Corp. to supply the flight data recording system for Irkut's MC-21 narrow body passenger jet. The company's avionics division will supply…
ATM ModernizationFreeFlight Receives TSO Approval for ADS-B Transceiver FreeFlight Systems on Thursday announced TSO authorization from FAA for its RANGR FDL-978-XVR ADS-B transceiver family. The transceiver provides ADS-B In and ADS-B Out capability within a single box, as airspace…
ATM ModernizationNATO Exercise Tests Cassidian's IFF Systems Cassidian's airborne idenfitification-friend-or-foe (IFF) systems were put to the test during the recent Bold Quest '13 exercise, held in North Carolina to test U.S. and NATO allied nations' combat identification systems during…
CommercialSenate Bill Could Further Delay UAS Integration FAA's goal of integrating unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System by 2015 could be delayed by a provision in the Senate's 2014 transportation bill. (AeroVironment's PUMA UAS…
ATM ModernizationColumn: AEEC Eyes NextGen, SESAR The Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee (AEEC) has made ambitious plans for the coming year. The AEEC continues to focus on NextGen and SESAR airspace initiatives. Equipment providing CNS capability will need to…
ATM ModernizationPeople Bryan HartJupiter Avionics, based in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, appointed Bryan Hart as its sales and marketing director. Hart has more than 10 years of experience in the avionics industry as an…