CommercialRockwell Collins to Establish Flight Simulator JV in China Rockwell Collins and Beijing Bluesky Aviation Technology, an AVIC subsidiary, signed a Memorandum of Agreement towards establishing a joint venture that will design, manufacture and market commercial aviation flight simulators. The venture…
Business & GAAEA Reports 1Q GA Avionics Sales of $1.7 Billion In its first quarterly sales report, the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) reported first quarter worldwide general aviation avionics sales of $1.7 billion as reported by 20 participating avionics companies. The dollar amount (using…
CommercialRockwell Collins Forms Avionics Joint Venture in China Rockwell Collins on Monday announced the formation of a new joint venture based in China that will produce avionics for the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China's (COMAC) C919 narrow-body passenger jet. …
ATM ModernizationAviation Industry Looks to Prevent ATC Closings in October Aviation industry groups are looking to prevent a repeat in 2014 of the impact that the $85 billion in government spending cuts known as sequestration had on airlines, manufacturers and air travelers…
ATM ModernizationSatellite-Based Landing System Begins Operations at Frankfurt Airport Germany's Frankfurt Airport has begun operating a new generation satellite-based landing system, the NORMARC 8100 CAT III Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS), designed to increase runway capacity under low visibility conditions. …
CommercialThales to Feature RFID Tracking on New IFE Systems Thales will incorporate MAINtag Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags on all of its new in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems onboard Airbus A350 XWB, A380 and new production Boeing aircraft. The tags, FLYtag nano…
CommercialProduct Focus: Databus and Connector Technologies Companies providing support systems, such as data and video buses and connectors, are under pressure to address the shifting technology needs for new and older aircraft. Industry demands for greater bandwidth and…
Editor's NoteNew Products Airborne Servers Kontron launched the next-generation of its ACE Flight 600 general purpose airborne servers product line. The company said the ACE Flight 600 is specifically designed to meet advanced communication application…