ATM Modernization

Calendar

January 18–19 Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE), AsiaWorld Expo and Hong Kong Business Aviation Center, Hong Kong. For more information, visit www.abace.aero/2011. March 5-8 Heli-Expo 2011, Orange County Convention Center,…

ATM Modernization

Brighter Skies Ahead?

Despite the economic meltdown of 2009, the United States airline industry is gradually recovering, as passengers return to the skies and carriers’ balance sheets shift from red to black. Airlines including JetBlue,…

Business & GA

Product Focus: Switches

In a drive to boost efficiency and lower costs, fundamental aircraft components, including cockpit switches, are being required to use less space and energy, or in the industry parlance, to adopt a…

ATM Modernization

New Products

TCAS Upgrades L-3 Avionics Systems is developing Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) capable versions of its SkyWatch HP models SKY899 TAS and SKY899A TCAS-I systems. The models are expected to be available in…

Editor's Note

Era Of Airborne RFID Begins

This was the message delivered by industry experts in aerospace RFID who spoke during the recent Avionics Magazine webinar, “Airborne RFID: Radio Frequency Identification Takes Off.” ‘What we are adding with extended…

Business & GA

Garmin Avionics Receive EASA Approval

Garmin, of Olathe, Kan., received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) validation of the FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) issued for the installation of the G1000 avionics suite in King Air 200 and…

Embedded Avionics

Boeing Awarded C-17 Training Contract

Boeing received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to deliver C-17 training devices to three sites. The contract value is $44 million initially and up to $72 million if two options…

Business & GA

Conforming HondaJet Makes First Flight

Honda Aircraft Co. completed the first flight of its FAA-conforming HondaJet light business jet, the company announced Dec. 21. The airframer said the flight is a "significant step in Hondas aerospace program…