Embedded Avionics

FAA Grants Universal Avionics TSO for AHRS

Universal Avionics AHS-525 Attitude Heading Reference System (AHRS). Photo: Universal Avionics [Avionics Today 05-25-2016] The FAA has granted Technical Standard Order (TSO) authorization for Universal Avionics AHS-525 Attitude Heading Reference System (AHRS).…

Commercial

Transdigm Announces $1 Billion DDC Acquisition

[Avionics Today 05-25-2016] Transdigm Group has entered into a definitive agreement with private equity firm Behrman Capital to acquire Data Device Corporation (DDC), a company that provides connectivity, power, and motion control…

ATM Modernization

Australia Transitions to GNSS Flight Ops

[Avionics Magazine 05-25-2016] Australia will begin a new era in its aviation operations starting May 26, as the country's air transportation system transitions to using satellite-based navigation as the primary means of…

Business & GA

Connected Aircraft Technology in Demand at EBACE 2016

[Avionics Magazine 05-24-2016] The earliest announcements at the 2016 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) have shown major avionics companies are seeing the greatest demand from the business aviation community centered…

Business & GA

Dassault Signs ViaSat to Falcon 8X Connectivity Contract

Dassault has signed a connectivity contract with Viasat for its Falcon 8X. Photo: Dassault [Avionics Today 05-24-2016] ViaSat signed a multi-year agreement with Dassault Aviation to deliver a bundled global Ku-band broadband…

Business & GA

JetConnex Makes Strides Toward BizAv Launch

Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 05-24-2016] Inmarsat’s broadband In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) service is moving closer to launch as Rockwell Collins announced it had validated the network’s performance as well as a number…

Business & GA

FAA STCs Astronics Wireless AID EFB

[Avionics Today 05-24-2016] Astronics has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) and Parts Manufacturing Approval (PMA) for its webFB wireless Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) device for use on Boeing 737 aircraft. According…

Commercial

Honeywell will Upgrade HAITEC VIP Cockpits

Photo: HAITEC [Avionics Today 05-24-2016] Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul provider HAITEC Aircraft Maintenance has selected Honeywell to supply a range of avionics products to the company’s VIP, large-cabin aircraft operators. The contract…