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RTCA report is a blueprint for NextGen

October 22, 2009

A tectonic shift in the rulemaking practice of the FAA occurred, almost unnoticed, on January 16 of this year. Before that date, the agency would introduce and then implement equipage plans and procedures–TCAS, RVSM, TAWS, ADS-B were examples–that it felt were timely for the aviation community. Industry comments were always invited, but everyone knew that...

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Satcom Fit for a King

October 21, 2009

Panasonic Avionics yesterday introduced what it calls a “global communications suite” designed to provide world leader head-of-state aircraft with the ultimate in airborne connectivity. Branded as eXConnect and eXPhone, the Ku-band satellite services will make their debut in a Boeing Business Jet within the coming weeks. Additional customer discussions are...

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Jeppesen, Sat Direct team to enhance cockpit comm

October 21, 2009

Jeppesen and Satcom Direct announced Monday a teaming relationship that allows each company to sell a bundled solution to their customers that combines flight planning services and cockpit communications.Jeppesen’s JetPlan flight-planning and filing services are accessed via the JetPlan.com Web interface. Customers can also access the JetPlan databases,...

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Passur promotes flight data line

October 21, 2009

Flight-tracking and data provider Passur Aerospace is here at NBAA promoting its full line of flight information products, anchored by a database of decision-making software powered by a growing international network of passive radars at more than 110 airports worldwide. The company (Booth No. 4619) offers both information and decision algorithms to supply...

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Sora satcom makes debut

October 21, 2009

International Communications Group (Booth No. 4229) has partnered with Cobham to develop a bundled Iridium and Inmarsat SwiftBroadband satellite communications system called Sora that the companies claim is lighter, smaller and less expensive than a similar competing system made available earlier this year by Aircell and Thrane & Thrane.

Sora will combine...

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Rockwell Collins Intros Pro Line Falcon 2000 Upgrade

October 21, 2009

Rockwell Collins introduced a Pro Line 4 to Pro Line 21 upgrade for the Falcon 2000 that replaces the airplane’s original CRT screens with a suite of four 8- by 10-inch LCDs.

The upgrade adds capabilities for XM satellite weather, electronic charts, enhanced display of TAWS, radar, TCAS and EVS, improved moving maps and Waas LPV approach capability.

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IS&S upgrades Falcon displays

October 21, 2009

Dassault has selected a cockpit upgrade from Exton, Pa.-based Innovative Solutions & Support that is designed to bring a host of advanced capabilities to Falcon 2000 and 2000EX models originally delivered with Rockwell Collins Pro Line 4 avionics.IS&S announced Monday here at the convention that Dassault is developing a supplemental type certificate...

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Primus Elite More Than Just a Display Upgrade

October 21, 2009

Honeywell received European TSO approval for Primus Elite, a newly introduced display system that is intended to provide an upgrade path for aircraft equipped with early versions of the avionics maker’s Primus cockpit screens. The LCD-based Primus Elite display systems can slide into the holes of CRTs in Primus 1000/2000/XP, SPZ-8400/8500 and some SPZ-8000...

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Honeywell’s SVS/EVS Could Yield Lower Minimums

October 21, 2009

Honeywell has started flight testing a technology that merges the view of an infrared enhanced-vision system (EVS) with that of a synthetic-vision system (SVS) to give pilots a new way of seeing the world at night or in poor visibility. The company said it has completed about 25 hours of evaluations in a Cessna Citation V and a Sovereign fitted with...

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Garmin G3000 brings touchscreen tech to flight deck

October 20, 2009

Garmin (Booth No. 2853) yesterday introduced an integrated avionics system for light turbine-powered airplanes called G3000 that sets itself apart by using menu-driven touchscreens for accessing nearly all of the functions that pilots normally control with a myriad of buttons and dials.

Intended for the upper echelon of the Part 23 business aircraft...

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WSI wx coverage goes global

October 20, 2009

WSI has rolled out the Fusion 2.2 version of its online software service, which provides worldwide information on changing flight, airport and airspace conditions. The company reported  that Version 2.2 offers expanded international tracking of lightning information, satellite-derived tropical “pseudo-radar” imagery of convective activity and projected...

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Honeywell’s SmartRunway, SmartLanding Are TSO’d

October 20, 2009

Honeywell’s new SmartRunway and SmartLanding technologies have received FAA Technical Standard Order approval. The approval clears the way for installation of the new products as software upgrades to the company’s Mark V and Mark VII enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS). Installation takes one hour, according to a spokesman.

SmartRunway is an...

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Luma Tech brings LED to King Air cockpits

October 20, 2009

Luma Technologies (Booth No. 3583) has introduced a suite of integrated LED displays for King Airs. The product is designed to replace aging and problematic incandescent caution/warning panels.Currrent OEM panels, according to Luma, are based on a traditional legacy-style design dating back to the general aviation boom in the mid-1960s when the King Air and...

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Alto in Concert with Honeywell

October 20, 2009

Honeywell has chosen Alto Aviation (Booth No. 4838) to supply components for the sound system in Honeywell’s Ovation Select, the cabin-management system recently chosen by Embraer for its Legacy 450/500 business jets. Alto’s digital amplifier was co-developed with Honeywell to integrate seamlessly into Ovation Select, making the most of Alto’s acoustic...

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