Business & GA

AIM Unveils 'Revolutionary' Avionics Maintenance Tool

German avionics manufacturer AIM has introduced a new smart tool set for avionics maintenance engineers handling ARINC429 testing.    Photo, courtesy of AIM.    The new solution is structured around AIM's ANET429-x…

Business & GA

FAA Issues Approvals to Sandel Avionics’ HeliTAWS 

Sandel Avionics has received FAA approval for its first HeliTAWS Approved Model List (AML) Supplemental Type Certificates for Part 27 and Part 29 helicopters.      Photo, courtesy of Sandel Avionics.  …

ATM Modernization

Garmin Unveils King Air 200, 350 NextGen Upgrades

Garmin has introduced a series of avionics upgrades for G1000-equipped King Air 200 and 300 series aircraft aimed at brining pilots and operators into compliance with future U.S. airspace requirements.     …

ATM Modernization

Singapore Taps NATS CEO for ATM Improvement

U.K.'s Air Traffic services company NATS' Chief Executive Richard Deakin has joined the governing council of the Air Traffic Management Research Institute (ATMRI) in Singapore.    The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore…

ATM Modernization

Emerging Markets Mean Huge Opportunity

As I write this editor’s note, the Singapore Airshow is in full swing and Boeing has predicted yet another gargantuan developing market for Asia, estimating a need for 12,820 new airplanes in…

ATM Modernization

Regional Scan: Europe

Sagem to Develop Sperwer Drones for French Army Sperwer tactical drone system. Courtesy of Sagem Sagem has been awarded a contract to develop five additional Sperwer tactical drones to be deployed by…

ATM Modernization

Regional Scan: Latin America

Airbus A350 XWB Completes High Altitude Testing in Bolivia The A350 XWB development aircraft, MSN3, is in Bolivia where it will perform a series of tests at the high altitude airfields of…