Business & GATSB Recommends New ELT Requirements for Canadian Aircraft [Avionics Magazine 06-27-2016] The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada is recommending new Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) standards after completing an investigation into an air ambulance accident that occurred in May 2013.…
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…
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…
Embedded AvionicsTransDigm Completes Acquisition of Data Device Corporation [Avionics Magazine 06-23-2016] TransDigm Group has completed the acquisition of ILC Holdings, parent company of Data Device Corp. (DDC), for a $1 billion cash purchase. TransDigm financed the acquisition with cash proceeds…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Rolls Out First Israeli F-35 [Avionics Magazine 06-23-2016] Lockheed Martin marked a major production milestone this week with the rollout of the first Israeli Air Force F-35A Lightning II, known as the "Adir," which means "Mighty One"…
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