Commercial

Air Canada to Install Aircell Web System

Air Canada became the latest North American airline to announce plans to offer Aircell’s in-flight mobile broadband service. The agreement, announced at this week’s World Airline Entertainment Association convention, will make Aircell’s…

Commercial

Integrity RTOS Chosen for Orion Spacecraft

Green Hills Software, Santa Barbara, Calif., said its Platform for Avionics, including Integrity-178B real-time operating system, has been chosen for safety-critical electronics of the NASA Orion crew exploration vehicle. Integrity-178B, certified to…

Business & GA

LynxOS RTOS Chosen for Pro Line Fusion

Rockwell Collins will use LynuxWorks’ LynxOS-178 real-time operating system on its Pro Line Fusion avionics system, the companies announced Monday. "Our mission is to make our RTOS the industry's foremost enabler of…

Military

C-130 AMP Completes Software Development

Boeing completed software development for its C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP), the company said Friday. The milestone, together with the test flight Aug. 18, marks the end of the developmental stage of…

Military

AIM UK Named Beltronic Distributor

AIM UK was named the exclusive distributor for Beltronic GmbH’s family of Ruggedised/Portable PCs and Displays for the U.K. defense, aerospace and industrial markets. Beltronic, based in Lottstetten, Germany, designs, develops and…

Commercial

Avionica Achieves ISO 9001:2000 Certification

Avionica, Miami, the manufacturer of flight data management systems, achieved ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100 certification, the company said Thursday. AS9100 is a standardized quality management system for the aerospace industry. It was…

Business & GA

Eclipse Aviation Shakes Up Management

Eclipse Aviation, Albuquerque, N.M., shook up its management structure in an attempt to return the company to profitability. Peg Billson, previously the company’s chief operating officer, has been appointed president and general…

Commercial

DO-178 Industry Group Formed

Presagis, Montreal, and HighRely, Phoenix, formed a DO-178 Industry Group with the goal of providing tools and guidance in support of projects requiring RTCA DO-178B certification. The group said it looks to…