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…
CommercialPanasonic, IMG Launch Second In-Flight Live TV Channel Photo: Panasonic [Avionics Today 05-12-2016] IMG is set to launch a second live sports channel for the in-flight market to complement its Sport 24 channel, a live sports channel produced exclusively for…
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)…