Business & GA

NetJets Invests in London Heliport

NetJets London Heliport. Photo: NetJets Europe [Avionics Today 05-18-2016] NetJets Europe has revealed a new investment in the London private aviation market, through a partnership with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)-certified London…

Embedded Avionics

Flyht Receives Plethora of AFIRS STCs

[Avionics Today 05-18-2016] Flyht Aerospace Solutions has received Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for the Automated Flight Information Reporting System (AFIRS) 228 on multiple aircraft types. The approved aircraft types include the ATR…

Business & GA

ADS-B Equipage Could Push Pick up in BGA Avionics Market

[Avionics Today 05-18-2016] Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) President Paula Derks points to slow Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out adoption as a possible reason why business and general aviation avionics sales dipped 3.5…

Business & GA

FAA Approves Embraer Sorocaba Service Center in Brazil

Maintenance technician at Embraer’s Sorocaba Service Center. Photo: Embraer [Avionics Today 05-17-2016] The FAA certified Embraer Executive Jets’ service center in Sorocaba, Brazil, for maintenance of the company’s complete business jet portfolio.…

Commercial

FAA, FBI Expand UAS Detection Research at JFK

Unmanned aircraft system. Photo: FAA [Avionics Today 05-17-2016] The FAA and its government, industry and academia partners have joined forces to evaluate drone detection technology at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)…