CommercialAeromexico 737s Get APB Winglets [Avionics Today February 24, 2014] Aeromexico is upgrading its commercial fleet of Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s with Aviation Partners Boeing's (APB) Split Scimitar Winglets. The new winglets achieved FAA certification in early February. APB…
Embedded AvionicsGarmin Releases Aviation Weather Receiver [Avionics Today February 24, 2014] Garmin has released the GXM 42, a portable aviation weather receiver that gives pilots the ability to access new weather services available from Sirius XM's satellite network. …
Business & GARUAG Overhauls DHC-6 Twin Otter Avionics [Avionics Today February 21, 2014] Technicians at RUAG Aviation's facility in Bern-Belp, Switzerland completed an avionics overhaul for a 33-year-old DHC-6 Twin Otter. RUAG said the overhaul was part of its re-life…
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…
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