Business & GAVirginia Tech, Flirtey Kick Off UAS Delivery System Tests in Virginia Flirtey delivery UAS. Photo: Flirtey [Avionics Today 07-17-2015] Today, the first FAA-approved Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) package delivery will kick off at a field hospital in Wise, Va. The Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership…
Business & GASkylens Could Up HUD Functionality, Marketability [Avionics Today 07-17-2015] Elbit Systems’ new Skylens wearable Head-Up Display (HUD) is well on its way to making its debut aboard ATR-600 series aircraft in a move that has the potential to…
ATM ModernizationSatcom Direct FlightDeck Freedom Fetches FANS for Legacy Aircraft [Avionics Today 07-16-2015] Satcom Direct’s FlightDeck Freedom now supports aircraft equipped with Rockwell Collins CMU-1000 datalink systems as well as aircraft equipped with a Universal Avionics UniLink UL-800/801 Communications Management Unit (CMU)…
Business & GAGarmin Expands Wireless Cockpit Ecosystem Garmin Panel. Photo: Business Wire [Avionics Today 07-16-2015] Garmin International has expanded its Connext wireless cockpit ecosystem, which broadens compatibility to include the Garmin aera 796/795 aviation portable GPS, ForeFlight Mobile and…
Embedded AvionicsRoyal Netherlands Air Force Contracts Rockwell Collins to Manage Avionics Repairs Pilatus PC-7 of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 07-16-2015] The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has selected Intertrade, a Rockwell Collins company that provides used aircraft and engine…
Business & GAAurora’s Orion Sets UAV Flight Record [Avionics Today 07-16-2015] Aurora Flight Sciences received official notification from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) on July 1 that its Orion aircraft set the world record for duration of flight for a…
CommercialUAS Technology, Regulation Present Barriers to Small Business [Avionics Today 07-16-2015] With the FAA well on its way to publishing a final rule on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) integration into the National Airspace System (NAS), small businesses are calling for…
ATM ModernizationSolar Impulse II Stalls Out in Hawaii [Avionics Today 07-15-2015] The round-the-world flight of Solar Impulse II, a completely solar powered aircraft, has been suspended until early spring 2016 due to irreparable damage to the aircraft’s batteries, which overheated…