ATM ModernizationUK-Ireland Air Traffic Plan Underway [Avionics Today February 21, 2014] The U.K.'s Civil Aviation Authority and Ireland's Irish Aviation Authority Safety Regulation Division (IAA SRD) have finished drafting a joint performance plan for combining Air Traffic Control (ATC)…
Business & GAPilotView EFB to Go in CSeries [Avionics Today February 21, 2014] Esterline CMC Electronics' PilotView Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) has been selected as a factory option for Bombardier's CSeries aircraft. PilotView EFB. Photo, courtesy of Esterline CMC.…
Business & GASandel Improves SG102 Performance [Avionics Today February 21, 2014] Sandel Avionics announced upgrades to its SG102 Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) to improve the initialization time by one minute, or three times the speed of the…
Business & GAGarmin Adds Synthetic Vision to iPad App Garmin has updated its iPad and iPhone-based Garmin Pilot to include Synthetic Vision (SV). The synthetic vision display within Garmin Pilot as it appears when used in conjunction with a GDL…
CommercialTrimble Launches AX60i, AX80 [Avionics Today Feb. 20, 2014] Trimble has unveiled two new additions to its airborne LIDAR systems portfolio, the AX60i and AX80, designed for fixed wing and rotorcraft. The systems are designed…
Business & GAAn Avionics ‘Enormous Leap Forward’: Cessna Citation Latitude [Avionics Today Feb. 20, 2014] Cessna completed the first prototype flight with its latest midsize business jet, the Citation Latitude. Cessna completes first flight of Citation Latitude. Photo, courtesy of…
Embedded AvionicsUS Navy Tests Super Hornet Infrared Sensor The U.S. Navy completed its first flight test of the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet Infrared Search and Track (IRST) sensor, designed to find hard-to-track targets over long distances. Boeing…
Business & GAShould the US Ban In-flight Calling? [Avionics Today Feb. 18, 2014] U.S. transportation officials are considering a ban on in-flight cell phone calls, as lawmakers consider a bill that would do just that. The Department of Transportation (DOT)…