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FAA AD Affects Hundreds of Avidyne PFDs

Following a rash of reports of incorrect altitude and airspeed indications by Avidyne Entegra EXP5000 primary flight displays, the FAA yesterday issued an
Engines

Gulfstream Sees the Light

On the heels of launching the fastest, longest-range large-cabin jet–the G650–Gulfstream announced this morning that it successfully flew a GV testbed fitt
Avionics

Rockwell Collins to integrate EVS in the BBJ

Rockwell Collins will integrate an infrared sensor-based enhanced vision system (EVS) for the Boeing Business Jet and other 737 models using Rockwell Colli
Cabin Interior and Electronics

EMS Technologies drops price of its data satcom

Deals like this one don’t come along everyday.
Avionics

Wulfsberg Unveils Compact Radio Line

Wulfsberg Electronics, a division of Chelton Avionics, has introduced a line of small navcom radios and a mode-S transponder that will fit just about anywh
Avionics

Japanese IFE Supplier Enters Business Aviation Market

Matsushita Avionics Systems, a supplier of in-flight entertainment equipment to airlines, is getting into the business aviation market with a new cabin pro
Avionics

CMC Delivers first Global Express EVS Hardware to Bombardier

Montreal-based CMC Electronics has delivered the first complete enhanced vision system (EVS) to Bombardier for flight testing aboard the Global Express.
Avionics

Honeywell RAAS Now a Citation Option

An enhancement to Honeywell’s Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) that aids pilots at unfamiliar airports in reduced visibility will be a fact
Avionics

Collins Introduces Integrated Display Version of Pro Line 21

For business jet operators on a budget, Rockwell Collins has introduced IDS-3000, an integrated display retrofit package that includes active-matrix LCDs,
Avionics

EGPWS patent trial begins this month

Rival avionics manufacturers are about to get their day in court.
Avionics

XM Radio’s satellite weather link closes in on certification

A new cockpit weather service from XM Radio that is about to make its debut aboard business jets deserves a closer look by aircraft operators who are inter
Aircraft

Pro Line 21 all-glass cockpit joins King Air production line

All production Beech King Air 350s and B200s are now being equipped at the factory with Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics in a configuration that is ne
Avionics

Collins adds e-charts to mix of Pro Line 21 add-on capabilities

During last month’s NBAA Convention, Rockwell Collins announced certification of the company’s integrated flight information system (IFIS), an add-on to th
Avionics

Airbus Opts for ACSS’s T3CAS

Aviation Communications and Surveillance Systems (ACSS) inked an agreement with Airbus to certify the Phoenix avionics maker’s T3CAS product in all Airbus
Avionics

Pro Line 21 STC’d in King Air 200

Rockwell Collins last month gained an STC for its Pro Line 21 IDS (integrated display system) in King Air 200s equipped with SPZ-200 autopilots.
Avionics

Universal WAAS FMS Gains STC

Universal Avionics last month said it received an STC allowing installations of the company’s line of WAAS-capable FMS units in the Bombardier Challenger 6
ATC

Eurocontrol Wants TCAS in VLJs

Warning that the number of very light jets (VLJ) in European airspace is about to soar, Eurocontrol is considering a requirement for turbine-powered airpla
Avionics

Gulfstream crosses SVS finish line

On a cold and blustery Sunday night last month the high-pitched whine of a Gulfstream G450 cut the air above Vermont’s Mount Snow ski resort.
Avionics

Starling, EMS Partner on Satcom Antenna

Israeli satcom antenna maker Starling Advanced Communication announced a deal with EMS Defense & Space Systems, a division of EMS Technologies, to develop,
Avionics

CFIT blamed for last year’s crash of EGPWS-equipped King Air 200

The crash is believed to be the first CFIT loss of a civil turbine-powered airplane equipped with an enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS).
Avionics

Amid setbacks, Avidyne tries to get back on track

Avidyne is close to launching components for a next-generation integrated avionics system that the company is hinting will feature ultra-high-resolution gl
Avionics

‘Entegra Plus’ Launch Near for Avidyne

Avidyne is close to launching components for a next-generation integrated avionics system that the company is hinting will feature ultra-high-resolution gl

Orsi confident of meeting tiltrotor delivery schedule

Despite delays that have slowed progress on the Bell/Agusta BA609, AgustaWestland CEO Guiseppe Orsi insisted the program remains on track for certification

Industry Perspective: Sikorsky

Sikorsky’s growth in the last four years has been astronomical.

Interview: Matt Zuccaro

HAI kicks off its first Heli-Expo in Houston on a packed show floor and with nearly every rotorcraft-related economic indicator pointed straight up.

Industry Perspective: Eurocopter

None of the world’s major helicopter manufacturers stands to lose more than Eurocopter should the U.S.
Rotorcraft

Heli-Expo Preview

The Helicopter Association International (HAI) celebrates its 60th anniversary this year with what appears likely to go down as one of the biggest Heli-Exp
Avionics

Air France starts six-month cellphone trial with OnAir

Air France has started a six-month trial aboard an Airbus A318 with communications provider OnAir to provide cellphone services to passengers flying in Eur
Avionics

ICAO panel approves Iridium safety services

Iridium took a big step toward its goal of providing en route aeronautical safety services to airliners operating on transoceanic and polar routes after an