October 8, 2008

EVS II selected for Embraer Lineage 1000

Embraer has selected the Kollsman enhanced-vision system II (EVS II) from Elbit Systems of America for the Lineage 1000. This avionics option will be offered in combination with Rockwell Collins’ head-up guidance system (HGS) 5600E.

“This system improves the capability of business aircraft to execute precision and nonprecision approaches and safely land in fog, rain, snow and other redu more

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Dassault takes 10,000th ACSS TCAS

By Nigel Moll

ACSS–a division of L-3–yesterday afternoon marked the production of its 10,000th TCAS (traffic alert and collision avoidance system), presenting the unit to Dassault Falcon. “We’re proud to celebrate this important milestone with one of our esteemed customers,” said Kris Ganase, president of L3’s Aviation Products Group. The TCAS 3000 is the standard collision avoidance system on board Dassault’s more

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Million Air gives away motorcycle

Count on Kim Yensen to be turning heads on the highway in the months ahead. Yensen–a Devon Energy Corp. employee in Edmond, Okla.–is the winner of a drawing for a 2008 Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail Classic motorcycle that was given away at the show Tuesday by private-jet-services provider Million Air.

The one-of-a-kind motorcycle, valued at $25,000, was custom-painted to celebrate th more

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EMS Satcom goes worldwide with SkyConnect

With this summer’s acquisition of Sky Connect by parent EMS Technologies, EMS Satcom can now offer full worldwide satellite communication coverage. Sky Connect, which continues to operate from Takoma Park, Md., offers tracking, text messaging and telephone service for airborne, ground and marine applications over the Iridium satellite network. With this voice and aeronautical low-speed data capabi more

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Market updates go mobile

Market research firm Amstat, Tinton Falls, N.J. (Booth No. 2623), announced a new service that allows customers to access market updates via e-mail and text messages. Subscribers can select the market segments for which they wish to receive updates and have them sent to their PC, PDA or mobile phone.

The company also announced an upgrade to its Premier Service. Users can now view and do more

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Sagem ICDS approved for Commander 690

Dallas-based Sagem Avionics (Booth No. 4287) announced it has received a supplemental type certificate for installation of its ICDS glass-cockpit avionics suite in the Commander 690 turboprop. According to the company, the multifunction display suite is particularly user friendly and considerably reduces the pilot’s workload and increases situational awareness and safety.

The avionics s more

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Honeywell Adds Service Center in Denmark

DAO Aviation, located at Roskilde Airport near Copenhagen, Denmark, has been designated as a Honeywell authorized TPE331 major level service center. The company can service TPE331-1 through -14 series engines. The fleet has accumulated more than 70 million hours of service and consists of more than 12,700 engines delivered. more

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L-3 Signs Customers for ESIS

L-3 Avionics Systems has found three more homes for its GH-3100 electronic standby instrument system (ESIS). The 3-ATI liquid-crystal electronic display provides altitude, attitude, airspeed and heading along with GPS, FMS and nav radio data as backup in the event of aircraft primary flight instrument failure.

The GH-3100 is to be standard fit on the re-introduced de Havilland DHC-6 Twi more

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Rosen Aviation displays latest products

Rosen Aviation (Booth No. 1438) landed at NBAA 2008 with a broad array of new and improved products, and the announcement that it has expanded its cabin capabilities by acquiring Avion Partners’ Ultra-CMS cabin management system.

According to Rosen president Darren Sparks, the Ultra-CMS complements the company’s IFE capabilities, allowing passengers to control all aspects of cabin enter more

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Avionics Innovations To Provide Equipment

Avionics Innovations (Booth No. 1648) will provide its DMP-100NVG command communication product to AgustaWestland for use in its AW101 and Super Lynx 300 helicopters in high-noise environments. The night-vision-compatible version of Avionics Innovations’ DMP-100 cabin briefing system plays back pre-recorded versions of all necessary pilot commands, solving the problem of flight-deck noise overpowe more

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