Commercial

Microsemi Collaboration Will Improve High-Temp Avionics

A diagram of Microsemi’s high temperature control system plan for avionics actuators. Photo: Microsemi [Avionics Magazine 09-20-2016] Flight-critical avionics provider Microsemi is collaborating to address issues with high-temperature electronics design for avionic…

Commercial

GoPro Unveils Camera Drone In Bid to Save Stock Prices

[Avionics Magazine 09-20-2016] In recent years, GoPro revenue has plummeted, dropping nearly 90 percent off of its peak pricing in October 2014 (see below chart compiled by Statista). Chart: Statista But on Sept.…

Connectivity

Kymeta 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…

Embedded Avionics

Cobham 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 Modernization

Gulf 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…

Commercial

FAA: 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…

Business & GA

Hawker 400A Upgrade Now Available

Hawker 400A. Photo: Beechcraft  [Avionics Magazine 09-16-2016] Beechcraft, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation, has received FAA certification on all 400XPR program elements, which offer upgrades to the Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400A aircraft. The…