Business & GAAirbus Inks Avionics Retrofit Contract for Sécurité Civile EC145 Helicopters Securite Civile EC 145. Photo: Anthony Pecchi [Avionics Today 05-13-2016] The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has awarded Airbus Helicopters a contract to retrofit the avionics suite of the 35 EC145 helicopters…
Business & GAUS Presidential Helicopter Program Orders Tel-Instrument Contracts Test Sets [Avionics Today 05-13-2016] The U.S. Presidential Helicopter program has ordered four CRAFT 708 avionics test sets from Tel-Instrument Electronics Corp. The company previously sold 40 CRAFT 708 units to the Lockheed Martin…
Business & GAGuardian Avionics Introduces Cockpit iPad Mounting Panel iFDR Panel Mount Series for Apple iPhone 6 and 6+, iPad Mini, iPad Air/Pro and iPad Pro. Photo: Guardian Avionics [Avionics Today 05-13-2016] Guardian Avionics has introduced a new flush mounting system…
ATM ModernizationGulf Coast Avionics, Pacific Coast Avionics Authorized as Appareo ADS-B Dealers [Avionics Today 05-13-2016] Gulf Coast Avionics and Pacific Coast Avionics have been approved as authorized dealers for the Appareo family of Stratus portable and panel-mounted Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) products. The two…
CommercialPlay the Avionics News Quiz of May 13 It’s Friday the 13th ... hope you’re not too superstitious to take this week’s Avionics News Quiz! At the very least, you can always blame your score on bad luck. But we…
Business & GASaudia 787 Goes Paperless with Jepessen EFBs Saudia Boeing 787. Photo: Saudia [Avionics Today 05-12-2016] The General Authority of Civil Aviation in Saudi Arabia has granted Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), the country’s national carrier, authorization for paperless flight deck…
Business & GAPratt & Whitney Completes NGRT Phase 2 Testing Rendering of P&WC’s NGRT concept. Photo: P&WC [Avionics Today 05-12-2016] Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has successfully completed Phase 2 testing of its Next Generation Regional Turboprop (NGRT) engine and is poised…
Embedded AvionicsAircraft Lighting Market to Reach $2.5 Billion in Five Years BAE Systems intellicabin interior lighting. Photo: BAE Systems [Avionics Today 05-12-2016] The aircraft lighting market is projected to reach $2.5 billion by 2021 and grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)…