ConnectivityGX Aviation Certified for Airbus A320 [Avionics Magazine 06-27-2016] The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) Aviation In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) service for the Airbus A320 aircraft family. The satellite service provider sees the…
CommercialUnited Technologies Sees No Immediate Impact Occurring From Brexit [Avionics Magazine 06-27-2016] United Technologies Corp. (UTC) President and CEO Gregory Hayes said the aerospace and defense manufacturer does not expect to see any immediate impact from the vote last week by…
CommercialFAA's Data Comm Lands at LAX [Avionics Magazine 06-27-2016] The FAA's NextGen air transportation modernization program has brought its Data Comm initiative to Los Angeles International Airport. Data Comm is part of the FAA's NextGen effort to replace…
CommercialAirbus UK President Calls Brexit a 'Wake-up Call' [Avionics Magazine 06-24-2016] Airbus Group U.K. President Paul Kahn released a statement following the decision on Thursday by British voters to exit the European Union (EU), calling the move a "wake-up call…
Business & GAEASA Proposes New CS-23 Rule for Small Aircraft [Avionics Magazine 06-24-2016] The European Aviation Safety Agency is proposing an update of its current certification standards for small aircraft, which it calls a "reorganization of CS-23." The proposal introduces a new…
Embedded AvionicsAmphenol Introduces New COTS Conversion Modules [Avionics Magazine 06-24-2016] Amphenol Aerospace now offers an off-the-shelf protocol/media converter VPX engine, the Rugged VPX Media Conversion Modules. The modules are an embedded and integrated set of media and protocol conversion…
CommercialCobham Wins Major Airbus Connected Aircraft Supplier Contract [Avionics Magazine 06-24-2016] Cobham Aerospace Communications has been awarded a contract by Airbus to supply its new Inmarsat SB200 Evolution service (Class 4) Safety System, the Aviator 200S and 700S, for the…
CommercialAir Canada Welcomes Modernization of Air Canada Public Participation Act [Avionics Magazine 06-24-2016] Air Canada today welcomed the passage of Bill C-10 into an Act of Parliament modernizing in part the Air Canada Public Participation Act that came into effect when Air…