Business & GAFAA OKs Primus Elite for Bombardier Global Express Honeywell has received an FAA supplemental type certificate for Bombardier’s Global Express business jets. Those aircraft can now fly with Primus Elite cockpit offerings, the company said. Upgrades include new liquid crystal…
Business & GARockwell Collins to Restore Instrument Approaches to Database, NBAA Says The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is awaiting a new solution from Rockwell Collins that will rectify previous issues with the software database of instrument approaches. NBAA said it and other industry…
ATM ModernizationTests Validate SESAR Augmented Reality Tech for Air Traffic Controllers Tests carried out by Resilient Synthetic Vision for Advanced Control Tower Air Navigation Service Provision (RETINA) partners have shown that augmented reality could enhance air traffic control operations. The Single European Sky…
CommercialRockwell Collins to Vote on UTC Merger in January Rockwell Collins share owners will have the opportunity to provide their vote on the proposed $30 billion merger with United Technologies Corp. (UTC) Jan. 11, 2018. According to a proxy statement submitted…
Embedded AvionicsUS Government Grants Embry-Riddle $1M for Engineering Research Hangar Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University plans to add another facility to its Daytona Beach, Florida, campus. A $1 million grant from the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration is expected to create jobs and…
ConnectivityNew Alerting Technology Stops Airplane Hackers at System Level For veteran F-18 fighter pilot Brooks Cleveland, it’s not the obvious things that can go wrong in the cockpit that worry him, it’s the unseen attacks that can affect aircraft systems without…
MilitaryBoeing 'Respects the Canadian Government's Decision' to Forgo Super Hornet Buy The general public has been reading various reports that the Canadian government has closed the door on a potential F/A-18 deal with Boeing. Reuters reported that Canada intends to buy from the…
ConnectivityAircraft Connectivity, Cybersecurity Discussion to Make its Way to San Diego Facebook, Netflix, Google and Visa are all talking about connectivity. More specifically, leaders from those four industry giants talked about connectivity during the Global Connected Aircraft Summit in June in Arlington, Virginia.…