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Neither company has a product that it intends to put on the market anytime soon, but both Qualcomm and Globalstar are demonstrating a satellite-based airbo

Icarus Instruments of Tokoma Park, Md., has introduced SatTalk II, a low-cost satcom system that uses the Iridium network of satellites to route calls arou

Avidyne’s FlightMax multifunction displays will soon be able to receive text and graphic weather information, transmitted to the airplane through the Orbco

Socata plans to equip all new TBM 700 turboprops and Trinidad piston singles with Honeywell Bendix/King flight information service (FIS) hardware, bringing

Airbus Industrie has added the Honeywell Pegasus FMS to the options list in the Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ).

The first fully integrated multi-mode receiver (MMR) for use with microwave landing systems completed a series of successful test flights recently.

Rockwell Collins announced that its Pro Line 21 Continuum retrofit cockpit system has been certified in the Cessna Citation III, bringing to six the total

Rockwell Collins announced that it is embarking on a mission to turn the cockpits and passenger compartments of business airplanes and regional airliners i

The first commercially available airborne Internet link for business jets has arrived in the form of Swift64, a global satcom data service from Inmarsat de

Aeronautical chart provider Jeppesen is experiencing first hand some of the angst that can accompany a business’s transition to the brave new world of digi

After months of waiting, Sagem Avionics says it is tantalizingly close to receiving its first FAA supplemental type certification (STC) for the company’s I

Rockwell Collins last month began operating as a stand-alone company following its successful spin-off on June 29 from former parent Rockwell International

A maxim of modern commerce states that the key to success in business lies in always staying a step or two ahead of the competition.

Honeywell officially launched its MyFlite.com e-commerce Internet site, a Web portal that is designed to serve business aircraft, regional airline and gene

Honeywell is developing a flat-panel retrofittable display system called the Multifunction Radar Display (MFRD), which will show moving-map navigation, wea

The Citation 500 series, Challenger 600 and Falcon 2000 are the latest recipients of Duncan STCs for various avionics installations.

An STC’d RVSM avionics installation for the twin-turboprop Piaggio P.180 Avanti will be provided by Stevens Aviation of Greenville, S.C.

Sandel Avionics of Vista, Calif., is telling customers that the certification program for its terrain awareness and warning system (TAWS) is encountering d

Universal Avionics has received TSO authorization for its first so-called Super FMS, the Tucson, Ariz.

Aviation Communications & Surveillance Systems (ACSS), a joint-venture company owned by L-3 Communications and Thales Avionics, plans to certify a comb

Reno, Nev.-based Aerion is still hoping to convince an OEM partner to join it by the end of this year in its quest to build a supersonic business jet capab

In a move aimed at winning back market share from Iridium, EMS Satcom (Booth No.

Cirrus Design yesterday announced it has partnered with Garmin on a “high-end” cockpit upgrade for the SR22-G3 called Cirrus Perspective.

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Two months after launching the biggest, fastest and priciest Gulfstream ever, top executives for the U.S.

Cessna Aircraft yesterday revealed additional supplier choices for its large-cabin Citation Columbus, a $26.995 million twinjet scheduled for FAA certifica

Further strengthening its relationship with avionics maker Rockwell Collins, Bombardier has selected the Pro Line Fusion cockpit for its composite Learjet

In the fallout from the failed merger of General Electric and Honeywell, Honeywell’s board of directors last month huddled to contemplate whether the compa

Seeking to establish a firmer foothold in the avionics retrofit market, Meggitt last month introduced a new digital flight control system for older turbopr

Boeing has installed the following eight new technologies in its 737-900 Technology Demonstrator:• Synthetic vision system (SVS)