Bombardier Challenger 350. Photo: Bombardier Business Aircraft [Avionics Today 04-01-2016] Bombardier Business Aircraft has received a firm order for 20 Challenger 350 aircraft. For competitive reasons, the customer will remain undisclosed at…
This week Airbus and Boeing finally reconciled their differences and formed one giant company called BoeBus. Did we fool you? Probably not. We hope you’re much better at this week’s News Quiz…
FT-200FH unmanned Category 2 helicopter. Photo: Rockwell Collins [Avionics Today 03-31-2016] FT Sistemas has selected Rockwell Collins to provide its Micro Inertial Navigation Sensor (INS) for the new FT-200FH unmanned Category 2…
Barbara Dalibard, SITA CEO effective July 1, 2016. Photo: SITA [Avionics Today 03-31-2016] SITA’s board of directors has appointed Barbara Dalibard as the new CEO, effective July 1. Dalibard will replace current…
Garmin’s G5 EFIS for experimental aircraft. Photo: Garmin [Avionics Today 03-31-2016] Garmin has released an Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) for Experimental Amateur-Built (EAB) and Light Sport Aircraft (LSA), the G5. According…
[Avionics Today 03-31-2016] The FAA has awarded L2 Aviation (L2) and Heads Up Technologies a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the installation of Heads Up's Lumin wireless Digital Media Server (DMS) on…
[Avionics Today 03-31-2016] In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) provider newcomer SmartSky Networks, a company that claims its Air-to-Ground (ATG) network is able to deliver more than 10 times competitor’s speeds, is taking the business…
Small UAS. Photo: Auburn School [Avionics Today 03-30-2016] The FAA has raised the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) “blanket” altitude authorization for Section 333 exemption holders and government aircraft operators to 400 feet.…