ConnectivityKymeta Partners With Tecom to Bring New Antennas to Aviation [Avionics Today 09-20-2016] Kymeta, creator of the mTenna technology, has formed a new aviation partnership program development agreement with antenna solutions supplier Tecom. The two companies will merge Kymeta's flat-panel satellite antenna…
CommercialSatcom Direct Bolsters Flight Software with AircraftLogs Acquisition Satcom Direct’s SD Pro, which will soon incorporate AircraftLogs capabilities and data. Photo: Satcom Direct [Avionics Magazine 09-19-2016] Global aeronautical communications provider Satcom Direct (SD) has acquired AircraftLogs, a company based in…
Embedded AvionicsCobham Microelectronics Find their Way onto F-35 Program F-35. Photo: Cobham [Avionics Magazine 09-19-2016] Cobham’s Radio Frequency (RF) microelectronics will support the F-35 program, according to the company, which says it has recently received a series of orders worth “tens…
ATM ModernizationGulf Coast Avionics Completes CJ1 ADS-B Garmin Touchscreen Upgrade Cessna Citation CJ1 aircraft. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Magazine 09-19-2016] Gulf Coast Avionics has completed an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)-compliant Garmin touchscreen avionics upgrade on a 1998 Citation CJ1. “The aircraft is owned…
CommercialFAA: How Airlines Should Handle Recalled Devices Samsung Galaxy Note 7, recalled earlier this month. Photo: Samsung [Avionics Magazine 09-19-2016] Following a Consumer Product Safety Commission recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, the FAA has issued general guidance…
Embedded AvionicsUTC Aerospace Systems to Continue to Support USAF ISR Ground System [Avionics Magazine 09-16-2016] UTC Aerospace Systems will continue delivering global field service, sustainment and on-site expertise in support of Raytheon for their recent award to operate the U.S. Air Force's (USAF) Distributed…
CommercialChart: Americans Wary of Drone Delivery [Avionics Magazine 09-16-2016] With companies such as Google and Amazon working to bring Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into our every day lives with drone delivery, and almost every industry evaluating what benefits…
ATM ModernizationAIA Aims to Educate Community, Lawmakers on NextGen AIA’s video booth provides videos with information about NextGen procedures during all phases of flight. Photo: AIA [Avionics Magazine 09-16-2016] In an effort to educate legislators and the travelling community on the…