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Gulfstream Adds Optional Copilot’s EVS to GV

The addition of a signal splitter to the forward-looking infrared camera system in the nose of the Gulfstream V now allows operators to add a small video d

Max-Viz Flies Top 10 ‘Most Challenging’ Approaches

Based on a poll of corporate pilots conducted over the last several weeks by Max-Viz of Portland, Ore., the manufacturer of enhanced-vision systems (EVS) h

Latest Airshow Software Supports AirCell Connections

Rockwell Collins has upgraded the operating software for the Airshow Network news and information service.

Collins Demonstrates Nexcom Controller-pilot Datalink Technology

Rockwell Collins has demonstrated its VHF-920A data transceiver and CMU-900 communication management unit, the key pieces of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa avionic

EMS Technologies Unveils Cabin Network ‘Xcelerator’

At the World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) trade show in Seattle last month, EMS Technologies introduced a so-called cabin network Xcelerator, b

Flight-tracking providers were pivotal in identifying airliners

The chaos that erupted on the morning of September 11 brought a flood of questions.
ATC

RVSM remains a challenge for many

With only about 15 months left to go before the start of domestic reduced vertical separation minimums (DRVSM) in the U.S., the clock is ticking for busine

Low-cost cockpit weather options gaining popularity

Bringing datalink weather information into the cockpit has never been easier or more affordable.
Avionics

Gulfstream Orders $900K of IS&S RVSM Avionics

Gulfstream has ordered $900,000 worth of avionics from Exton, Pa.-based Innovative Solutions & Support, a maker of low-cost RVSM avionics for the retrofit
Avionics

FlightSafety Installs EVS in GV Simulator

The FAA has approved the enhanced vision system (EVS) recently installed in a Gulfstream V flight simulator at FlightSafety’s Savannah, Ga.
Avionics

Embraer Evaluates Spirent Handheld PC Aboard ERJ-145

The AvVantage electronic flight bag (EFB) from Spirent Systems recently completed a series of flight evaluations by Embraer in an ERJ-145 regional jet.
Avionics

AT&T Exiting Airborne Telephone Market

AT&T Wireless has sent letters to customers of Claircom air-to-ground telephony services, telling owners of the Claircom telephones it will no longer offer
Avionics

Cost of Maintaining Aging ATC Radars Concerns FAA

In the wake of September 11 the FAA has decided to shelve earlier plans to decommission the U.S.-wide network of ATC primary radar installations.
Avionics

WAAS Timeline Stretches Some More

The woes experienced by builders of the wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) are nothing new to those who have followed the development of the satellite-na
Avionics

Collins Demonstrates High-speed Satcom Datalink

Rockwell Collins is behind Honeywell and EMS Technologies in the race to bring high-speed data to the cockpit, but the company is still vying to make it a
ATC

Aircraft Electronics Association Convention 2002

For any pilot who’s ever sat glued to the Weather Channel or logged onto a weather Web site to keep a watchful eye on a powerful cold front or line of thun

Forecast paints bleak picture for bizav market

And you thought the dot.com bubble-burst was bad.

After a spectacular ascendancy in the late 1990s, the business aviation industry has taken a d
Engines

New Honeywell president will see AS907 to market

Russell Turner, a former top executive for Boeing’s United Space Alliance business in Houston, is the new president of Honeywell Aerospace’s $4.7 billion E
Avionics

Gulfstream Considering Enhanced Vision for the G200

Following the introduction of the Kollsman enhanced vision system (EVS) into its entire family of large-cabin business jets, Gulfstream reports it has star
Avionics

L-3 Communications Introduces Multifunction Cockpit Display

The display systems division of L-3 Communications has unveiled a new 6.5-inch color multifunction display that is designed to interface with TCAS, TAWS, w
Avionics

Ryan International Reveals Flight Hazard Display

Ryan International, the Columbus, Ohio manufacturer of traffic-collision awareness devices, has introduced a 3-ATI hazard MFD that is capable of providing
Avionics

Honeywell and Thales Unveil 128-kbps Datalink Hardware

Honeywell and Thales Avionics have taken the wraps off a new high-speed-data hardware package that enables the companies’ satcom systems to handle data at
Avionics

FAA Certifies Honeywell Multi-region Satellite TV Receiver

Honeywell’s AIS-2000 OneView multi-region satellite television receiver has received FAA certification in four business jets–the Gulfstream IV; Bombardier
Avionics

Pentar Touts Capabilities of Its Latest Cabin File Server

Pentar’s newest airborne file server, the JetLAN AS200, combines PC hardware with avionics interface technology that provides what its developer calls as g
Avionics

Aircraft Electronics Association Convention

The annual avionics trade show hosted by the Aircraft Electronics Association is a good place to get the lowdown on emerging industry trends and try out th
Cabin Interior and Electronics

SITA predicts personal cellphone use in the cabin is just around the corner

European information technology giant SITA predicts that by 2005 airline passengers will be able to make calls in flight using their personal cellphones.
Training and Workforce

Primus Epic for the PC shaves simulator time

With the Primus Epic integrated avionics system poised to make its debut in a variety of business airplanes and the Bell/Agusta AB139 helicopter, Honeywell

Cockpit and cabin avionics

You may have seen the ads on TV.

L-3 Communications buying Goodrich avionics business

Facing a requirement to pay down debt related to its $1.5 billion purchase of TRW Aeronautical Systems late last year, Goodrich has struck a deal to sell i

Falcon flights put new technologies to the test

One flew for real, the other in a virtual-reality world, but both served as positive demonstrations of the developmental technologies planned for a new gen