CommercialCMC Brings LPV, SBAS to Boeing 737NG, 777s CMC Electronics is bringing its satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) technology to legacy Boeing 737 and 777 aircraft types under new licensing agreements with Boeing and Canadian supplemental type certificate (STC) approval. CMA-5024,…
Business & GAGarmin Unveils a Host of ADS-B-Integrated Solutions With eight months left before the FAA's 2020 ADS-B mandate kicks in, Garmin has unveiled four new ADS-B-compliant avionics solutions. The GTX 335D and 345D are ADS-B transponders that meet global requirements,…
Embedded AvionicsGarmin's GPS 3000 Gets Certified in Europe Garmin's new wide-area/satellite-based augmentation system (WAAS/SBAS) GPS, the GPS 3000, has been certified in Europe. Meeting ADS-B Out requirements and capable of five position updates per second, the remote-mount GPS 3000 is…
CommercialIndia Delays GAGAN Avionics Mandate to June 2020 India’s civil aviation regulatory agency is postposing the requirement for aircraft registered in India to be equipped with GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation system (GAGAN) compatible avionics. GAGAN is a satellite based…
ATM ModernizationFAA Contracts NovAtel For WAAS Modernization The FAA has granted NovAtel a contract for 40 ground uplink station signal generators to help modernize its wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) navigation service network. Under the contract, NovAtel will design and…
CommercialFirst SBAS-FMS Installed on ATR 42-500 Aircraft The first ATR 42-500 type aircraft have been equipped with satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS)-capable flight management system (FMS), thanks to Universal Avionics and operator First Air. The Canadian regional airline performed the…
Embedded AvionicsAn Esterline Engineer's Approach to Designing Touchscreens, GNSS Esterline CMC is in the midst of developing both its next generation GNSS receiver, the CMA-6024, and a new cockpit display touchscreen technology that will disrupt the concept of the traditional…
CommercialEsterline CMA-5024 EASA-Approved for A320 Esterline Avionics Systems and PMV Engineering have received EASA approval for the upgrade of the older generation GPSSU by CMC’s CMA-5024 GPS/SBAS Landing System Sensor Unit (GLSSU) on the Airbus A320 family…
CommercialEsterline CMA-5024 Testing Complete on 737NG Esterline Avionics Systems has completed ground and flight tests of its satellite-based augmentation systems (SBAS)-capable CMA-5024 GPS/SBAS landing system sensor unit (GLSSU) on Boeing 737 next-generation aircraft with the goal of obtaining…
MilitaryPilatus Taps Esterline for PC-21 Avionics for France and Jordan Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. has tapped Esterline Avionics Systems to supply cockpit avionics for the French Air Force’s PC-21s, Esterline said at the Paris Air Show. The company has also received a contract…