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…

Commercial

Chart: 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…