CommercialJazeera Airways Upgrades Flight Planning [Avionics Today May 28, 2014] Jazeera Airways has signed a new five-year flight planning service contract with Jeppesen, adding the Boeing Digital Aviation subsidiary's JetPlanner system. The Middle East regional carrier is…
Business & GAC27-J Gets New EFB Approval [Avionics Today May 28, 2014] Alenia Aermacchi's C-27J Spartan military transport aircraft has been approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency for installation of the Navaero t-Bag C2 Class 2 Electronic Flight Bag…
CommercialAviation Data Cloud Gains Traction [Avionics Today May 27, 2014] The concept of using an aviation computing cloud to track flight data in real time gained traction at a two-day conference in Kuala Lumpur focused on improving aircraft…
CommercialBoeing Acquires AerData [Aviation Today May 27, 2014] Boeing has announced its acquisition of Netherlands-based aviation software company AerData Group in an effort to provide its customers with a method for managing aircraft maintenance records. …
Embedded AvionicsAvionics Upgrades Coming to Brazilian Helicopters [Avionics Today May 27, 2014] The Brazilian Army's Equilo/Fennec helicopter fleet is receiving an avionics upgrade scheduled for completion in 2018. Thales will provide the upgrade, its Integrated Electronic Stand-by Instrument (IESI), which…
CommercialNTSB Raises New Concerns on Aircraft Batteries [Avionics Today May 23, 2014] Federal safety officials are recommending new procedures to increase the safety of using lithium-ion batteries to power aircraft systems, based on key findings derived from the ongoing investigation…
Business & GANew System Upgrades 7X Connectivity [Avionics Today May 23, 2014] RUAG Aviation has joined forces with Satcom1 and Emteq to jointly offer an in-flight connectivity system capable of streaming data at speeds of up to 432 kbps. Dassault…
Business & GASyberJet Selects GH-3900 For SJ30 [Avionics Today May 23, 2014] SyberJet selected the GH-3900 Electronic Standby Instrument System as part of the avionics suite for its SJ30 family of aircraft, L-3 Aviation Products (L-3 AP) announced at the…