Avionics

Avionics sales were nearly evenly divided between forward-fit and retrofit applications.

The new software upgrade from Avidyne adds synthetic vision capability to the IFD 540/440, including an exocentric view.

Latitude's new Iridium S200-012 satcom is designed for secure voice safety services communications.

New 389 series LED cockpit annunciators are designed for ADS-B installations.

Buyers who purchase a new Genesys Aerosystems S-Tec 2100 autopilot through June 30, 2017, will receive a free Lynx NGT-9000 ADS-B transponder.

Promotional pricing is available for Honeywell's new Citation and Hawker ADS-B OUT upgrades.

Gogo Business Aviation's Challenger 600 was used to certify the the 4G system installation in a business jet.

Pennsylvania-based Stat MedEvac is slated to receive the new helicopters by the end of the year.

The Universal Avionics InSight flight deck will help upgrade aircraft meet modern avionics mandates.

The products are designed to enable use of iPads in extreme conditions.

The Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System aims to reduce pilot workload and enhance mission performance.

Elliott Aviation's Garmin G5000 upgrade for the Citation Excel/XLS will shave about 175 pounds from the jet's empty weight.

In one instance, an ADS-B OUT system ground test created a false airborne target that generated a TCAS resolution advisory on an airliner on approach.

A man who shouted "Get out of my country," opened fire on the two employees, who came from India.

Garmin's ADS-B solutions for older jets can save owners and operators tens of thousands of dollars.

The Mid-Canada Mod Center STC adds Fans 1/A+ capability to the Challenger 604 as a standalone upgrade.

Existing Gogo Biz air-to-ground service offers peak speeds of up to 3.1 Mbps, while the 4G service reportedly runs at up to peak speeds of 9.8 Mbps.

Rule allows pilots of airplanes with enhanced flight vision systems to fly certain IFR approaches all the way to landing “in lieu of natural vision”

Operators can see price reductions of as much as 18 percent.

Honeywell expects to debut its new EFB-based realtime weather reporting service this year.

Combined vision system in competition with the Blue Origin New Shepard, Boeing 737 Max and the USAF 212th Rescue/249th Airlift Squadrons.

The approval covers the Garmin GTN 650/7560 installation for Primus 1000-equipped Citation Bravo, Ultra, Encore and Excel jets.s

At typical cruise speeds the system provides pilots with a seven to 10-minute warning, allowing sufficient time to safely evade ash clouds.

Embraer 170's transponder was in “standby mode,” causing subsequent “unintentional interruption of air traffic service” and near midair with Falcon 900.

The useful lifetime of the CH-47 Chinook military helicopter could be extended with installation of dual-use Archangel sensors.

The solution provides onboard high-speed internet, TV connections and a tail-view video feed.

G550 crew received a “DESCEND AT MAXIMUM” message on CPDLC, and when they checked on voice with ATC it hadn’t come from them.

The EmPower system will be used on the Cessna Denali.

Pardon our persistence, but TIME IS RUNNING OUT.

King Air 200/300/350 series as well as Textron’s piston line are all eligible for the upgrade.