Business & GALot Polish Airlines Taps Jeppesen for Charting, Navigation Jeppesen and LOT Polish Airlines have signed a service agreement for charting and navigation services, Jeppeson says. Over five years, the Boeing company is to provide digital charting for LOT’s electronic flight…
MilitaryLeonardo M-345 Flies, Avionics Testing to Follow Leonardo's Aermacchi M-345 high-efficiency trainer prototype made a successful first flight last week, the company said. The two-seat basic jet trainer flew for 30 minutes, and Leonardo said it met all design…
MilitaryIsraeli Defense Company Awards Elbit $35M in Laser Designator Contracts Elbit Systems Ltd. has won two contracts for the supply of airborne laser designators, the company said. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. issued the awards, both worth a total of about $35…
Business & GACirrus Puts Garmin G1000 NXi in Sixth Generation Aircraft [Avionics Magazine 01-04-2017] Cirrus Aircraft has launched the G6, which the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) calls the “smartest, safest and most advanced models ever of the best-selling SR22T, SR22 and SR20 piston…
CommercialNew ADS-B Transponder Introduced for Drones [Avionics Magazine 01-04-2016] Uavionix Corp. has introduced a new Mode S transponder with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) functionality designed for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), as well as balloons and non-powered gliders. The…
Embedded AvionicsIsrael Deploys First RNP AR at Ben Gurion The Civil Aviation Authority of Israel, with the help of third party Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) Hughes Aerospace, has deployed the nation’s first Required Navigation Performance Authorization Required (RNP AR) at…
CommercialPEMCO Joins Air Transport Services Group Family Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services Inc. has acquired PEMCO World Air Services Inc., said Airborne Maintenance and Engineering parent Air Transport Services Group Inc.
Business & GAGarmin Introduces G1000 Flight Deck Successor Garmin's G1000 integrated flight deck now has a successor ready for delivery, the company said. The G1000 NXi has received a FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for the King Air 200, with…