Military

Mitsubishi Completes X2 Demonstrator Jet Maiden Flight

Model of MHI’s X2 stealth plane demonstrator. Photo: Hunini (wikimedia) [Avionics Today 04-22-2016] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) successfully completed the maiden flight of the X-2, an advanced technology demonstrator jet. The X-2…

Commercial

Lynx, Vector Partner on RTOS Test Systems

[Avionics Today 04-22-2016] Embedded software company Lynx Software Technologies and Vector Software, a provider of dynamic software testing solutions for embedded systems, announced the companies are integrating the LynxOS family of Real-Time…

Embedded Avionics

Reiser Simulation Acquires ICS

[Avionics Today 04-22-2016] Flight simulation systems and services company Reiser Simulation and Training (RST) has acquired Innovative Control Systems (ICS), a supplier of avionics, test systems and custom engineering services for the…

Embedded Avionics

NEO Tech Launches Full Manufacturing of Skytrac Transceiver

Skytrac ISAT200A transceiver and flight data acquisition unit. Photo: Skytrac [Avionics Today 04-22-2016] NEO Tech has launched full turnkey system level manufacturing for the Skytrac ISAT-200A transceiver and flight data acquisition unit.…

Business & GA

Esterline Appoints New Avionics Systems Exec

Photo: Esterline [Avionics Today 04-22-2016] Esterline has selected Michel Potvin to be platform president of the company's Montreal-based avionics systems business group. The group includes manufacturing operations in Canada, the United States…

Commercial

Play the Avionics News Quiz of April 22  

Did you know that, according to Discovery, the average Boeing 747 has around 150 to 175 miles of wiring inside it? Neither did we. Let’s hope that’s the only thing you don’t…

Commercial

2Ku is Live: Gogo, Aeromexico Launch Satellite IFC System

[Avionics Today 04-21-2016] Gogo has ushered in its highly anticipated 2Ku satellite-based In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) technology, announcing that the system is live on five aircraft in Aeromexico’s fleet. The first aircraft to…

Business & GA

Jeppesen Adds IFR, VFR Real-Time Data to EFB

Jeppesen’s Mobile FliteDeck EFB. Photo: Jeppesen [Avionics Today 04-21-2016] Jeppesen, a Boeing subsidiary, recently introduced a new, single-installation option for its iPad-based Mobile FliteDeck Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) solution, which now provides…