Commercial

Major Win for Inmarsat Swiftbroadband Safety With A320, A330

[Avionics Magazine 06-30-2016] Inmarsat has announced a major new win for its Swiftbroadband-Safety (SB-S) service. Airbus has selected SwiftBroadband-Safety as a cockpit communications technology for its A320 and A330 aircraft families.   …

ATM Modernization

ACSS, Duncan Aviation Launch NXT-700 ADS-B Transponder

[Avionics Magazine 06-30-2016] Under a new partnership with Duncan Aviation, L-3/Thales subsidiary ACSS is introducing the new NXT-700 transponder for the business aviation market. According to Duncan Aviation, the NXT-700 is a…

Business & GA

Dassault Falcon 8X Achieves FAA Type Certification

[Avionics Magazine 06-30-2016] Dassault Aviation’s new Falcon 8X has received approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration. FAA certification, just after receipt of European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) type certificate, brings the…

Commercial

UAV Ship-to-Shore Flight Proves Disaster Relief Capability

[Avionics Magazine 06-29-2016] A team of experts from the medical, humanitarian, drone manufacturing, and operational intelligence fields came together last week to facilitate the first ever ship-to-shore aerial delivery in the United…

Commercial

Airbus Begins A320 Clean Sky Flight Lab Operations

[Avionics Magazine 06-29-2016] Airbus’ A320 MSN1 flight test aircraft has a new mission: to act as a specially equipped airborne flight lab. The veteran flight-test aircraft flew its first flight in this…