CommercialUniversal Avionics Brings Enhanced Vision to Helos with New Flight Deck Ed. note: Elbit-owned Universal Avionics is focusing on the rotorcraft market, bringing combined vision systems to helicopter pilots through helmet-mounted and windshield displays. This piece from sister site Rotor & Wing International details…
Business & GAButler Receives STC for ADS-B Out on Learjet 31, 31A Butler National has expanded its ADS-B Out offerings on legacy Learjet platforms after receiving an STC for a solution on Learjet Models 31 and 31A with traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) II. Butler's modification…
CommercialSikorsky Wants to Make Air Taxis as Safe, Reliable as Elevators In Sikorsky's vision of future urban air mobility, people ride helicopters above the din and congestion of modern cities with the same security and piece of mind they have when riding an…
ConnectivityEASA Proposes New Aircraft Cybersecurity Certification Amendments The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is proposing new cybersecurity amendments to the way aircraft electronic networks and systems are certified. Under the new amendments, manufacturers and operators seeking certification of new…
MilitaryDetailed Design Complete for GE's Revolutionary Adaptive Fighter Engine GE Aviation has completed the detailed design process of its XA100 engine under the U.S. Air Force's Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP), the company announced Thursday. The latest development means that GE…
CommercialFAA Grants New Bell 505 Flight Deck Lighting STC The FAA has issued Aero Dyanamix, Inc. (ADI) a new STC for a Bell 505 night vision avionics lighting system. ADI manufactures edge-lit panels, circuit-breaker packages and does any modifications necessary to…
ConnectivityMore ADS-B Please! Quite a lot, it turns out. Many airlines still have yet to equip their full fleet of aircraft to comply with the European and U.S. 2020 deadlines. The percentage of U.S. registered…
Editor's NoteEuropean Operators, Regulators Working on New ADS-B Implementation Plan Nearly 1,000 aircraft operating in European airspace are at risk of not being equipped with ADS-B Out avionics by the time the region’s airspace equipage mandate becomes effective next year. The European