CommercialRockwell Collins, Jeppesen Streamline Flight Data Uploads Rockwell Collins on Monday announced a new agreement at the EAA AirVenture show to begin automatically transferring Jeppesen electronic flight charts to flight decks using its Ascend Aircraft Information Manager (AIM). …
Business & GAGulfstream's EVS II, HUD II Approved for G280 Gulfstream's Enhanced Vision System (EVS) II and Head-Up Display (HUD) II for the G280 has been certified by FAA, the airframe manufacturer said Thursday. The FAA certification means the enhanced flight vision…
Business & GANorthrop Grumman to Supply AHRS for Italian Agusta-Bell 412 Northrop Grumman has been selected by AgustaWestland to provide the Attitude Heading Reference System (AHRS) for the Agusta-Bell 412 helicopter fleet operated by Italy's law enforcement agency, the Guardia di Finanza, under…
CommercialAerospace Sales Help Strong Second Quarter for Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman raised its 2013 financial outlook after posting a strong second quarter, aided by work on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. The aerospace and defense contractor's second quarter net…
Business & GAGarmin Receives European Avionics Approvals Garmin is expanding some of its avionics offerings to Europe, as the company announced several new certifications Thursday from EASA. (G1000 avionics suite. Photo, courtesy of Garmin.) EASA became…
CommercialPanasonic to Expand Connectivity in China Panasonic Avionics on Thursday signed an agreement with China Telecom Satellite Communications (China Telecom Satellite) to support in-flight connectivity in the dynamic and growing Chinese market. The signing of the memorandum…
CommercialFAA Issues Directive for Boeing 787 Inspections FAA on Thursday issued a new airworthiness directive requiring all U.S.-based operators of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner passenger jet to either inspect or remove the aircraft's fixed emergency locator transmitter (ELT). …
ATM ModernizationAirports to Deploy New Ground Vehicle Surveillance Technology Air traffic controllers at Denver International Airport (DEN) and Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (STL) are beginning to use Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology to track airport ground vehicles with the installation of…