CommercialNASA Gives Aurora Another Year for D8 X-Plane Development Future Boeing company Aurora Flight Sciences is set to continue developing the subsonic D8 X-Plane (XD8), Aurora said. NASA has awarded the firm with a 12-month contract. The XD8 program aims to…
ConnectivityHoneywell CNX-900 Upgrade Enables Wireless Database Loading The upgrade for Honeywell’s CNX-900 router allows business aviation operators to use wireless database loading, the manufacturer said. Aircraft equipped with Honeywell Primus Epic can, with the update, remotely stage flight navigation…
ATM Modernization10 More Aireon ADS-B Payloads are Now in Orbit Aireon has launched and deployed the third batch of 10 Iridium Next satellites with ADS-B payloads, the company said. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in…
ConnectivitySatcom Direct, ForeFlight Team for Integrated Data Solution Satcom Direct and ForeFlight have introduced a new integrated data solution, Satcom Direct said. The product is for joint Satcom Direct Router and ForeFlight Performance customers. The router can now be used…
Business & GAGulfstream G650ER Flies Again at Record Pace Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s G650ER should be able to add to its list of accomplished records, the company said. If approved by the U.S. National Aeronautic Association, the records would be sent to…
Business & GAStrong Aftermarket For Bizjet Technology Upgrades Continues While the annual Honeywell Aerospace business jet outlook projected another decline in new deliveries for 2017, avionics OEMs, installation shops and aircraft internet service providers can positives in the latest forecast. The…
ATM ModernizationNew Rockwell Collins Mode S Transponder Variant Could Help Meet 2020 ADS-B Compliance Rockwell Collins said it will soon offer a new variant of its TDR-94/95D Mode S transponder. The company said its aim is to help aircraft owners comply with the FAA’s 2020 ADS-B…
ConnectivityCobham, Avionica Teaming for Inmarsat Communication for BizAv Cobham Satcom and Avionica are teaming to provide “the industry’s smallest and lightest” Inmarsat solution for simultaneous cockpit and cabin communication for business jets, Cobham said. The new joint solution combines Cobham’s…