Business & GA

Skylens 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…

Business & GA

Garmin 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…

Business & GA

Aurora’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…

ATM Modernization

Satcom 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)…

Commercial

Bell Boeing Delivers Japan’s V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor

V-22 Osprey. Photo: Boeing [Avionics Today 07-15-2015] The United States Navy has awarded Bell Boeing, a strategic alliance between Bell Helicopter and Boeing, a contract to deliver five Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey…