Business & GAGuarding Against Threats The Rocket-Propelled Grenade (RPG) that claimed a U.S. Army Chinook loaded with Navy SEALS last August was a grim reminder that threats to battlefield rotorcraft are more than guided missiles. The Joint…
ATM ModernizationPrecision Approaches During the course of the last 30 years, precision approach landing systems have undergone a series of name changes, technological advancements and system setbacks. However, the concept of using a dedicated network…
Business & GAQ&A: Paul DeHerrera, Universal Avionics Universal Avionics Systems, based in Tucson, Ariz., announced new contracts and new capabilities for its slate of avionics systems. The privately held company, which celebrated its 30th anniversary at the National Business…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Wire and Cable With all the attention focused on the new technology, it is easy to overlook the critical role wire and cable plays in the development of the next-generation aircraft. Using an array of…
Business & GAGarmin G1000 Wins EASA Certification Garmin received EASA validation of the U.S. Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the installation of its Electronic Stability and Protection (ESP) and Iridium datalink in G1000-equipped King Air 200 and B200 models.…
Business & GABrazil Validates Cobham EFIS System Cobham’s 3-D Synthetic Vision Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) received Brazilian validation for AS350/355 model series helicopters, allowing for aftermarket installation in that country, the company said Monday. The EFIS had previously…
CommercialSaudi Arabian Airlines Selects Thales TopFlight Saudi Arabian Airlines selected Thales to provide its TopFlight SATCOM system on its new aircraft. Thales TopFlight SATCOM system consists of an ARINC 781 compliant Satellite Data Unit (SDU) and its configuration…
Business & GAnavAero EFB Wins EASA Certification navAero received EASA supplemental type certification (STC) for its tBag C22 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) for BAE 146 /AVRO 146-RJ Series aircraft on behalf of Swedish regional airline Malmo Aviation. The deployed EFB system…
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