Business & GAAvidyne Software on EX500, EX5000 MFDs Avidyne’s CMax Electronic Approach Chart software, which includes Jeppesen’s worldwide coverage of airport diagrams, is now standard on all new EX500 and EX5000 Multi-Function Displays (MFD), the companies said Thursday. Avidyne said…
CommercialFounder Buys Majority Stake in navAero The founder and principle owner of electronic flight bag (EFB) provider navAero bought back the majority stake of the company, a move he said will secure its future in the market. NavAero founder…
CommercialRockwell Collins Buys DataPath Rockwell Collins announced plans to buy DataPath, Inc., a Duluth, Ga.-based satcom communications company, in a cash transaction worth about $130 million. DataPath, Inc., which has more than 600 employees around the world,…
CommercialPanasonic Avionics Launches TV Network Panasonic Avionics Corp., of Lake Forest, Calif., launched Panasonic Airline Television Network, a proprietary broadcast TV distribution network. The network includes a broadcast TV channels specifically licensed by Panasonic for worldwide distribution…
Business & GAEditor’s Note: Hotels And Bizjets I was comparing notes with my brother the other day about the sorry state of the economy. He’s an executive at a luxury resort in Florida. Nice place, to say the least.…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan Congress Resumes FAA Reauthorization Effort Long-awaited FAA reauthorization legislation that provides $70 billion to the agency over four years through fiscal 2012, including funding for the NextGen air-traffic control modernization, was progressing…
ATM ModernizationPeople Rusty Roberts Rusty Roberts was named director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) Aerospace, Transportation and Advanced Systems (ATAS) laboratory. The laboratory is one of two units based at the Cobb…
ATM ModernizationCalendar April 1-4 Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) 52nd Annual International Convention and Trade Show. Gaylord Texas Resort and Convention Center, Dallas. Contact AEA, phone 816-347-8400 or visit www.aea.net. May 3-6 Army Aviation Association…