Latest Articles by Tish Drake

Business & GA

Coast Guard to Use Honeywell HUMS for MH-60Ts

Honeywell has been awarded a $4.8 million contract to install health and usage monitoring systems (HUMS) onboard the entire fleet of U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T helicopters. HUMS is a sensor-based monitoring system…

Business & GA

SEA Receives AML STC for ADS-B

Southeast Aerospace (SEA), based in Melbourne, Fla., completed an approved model list supplemental type certificate (AML STC) with FreeFlight’s automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) system. The contract includes engineering, certification and installation of the FreeFlight…

Business & GA

Iridium OpenPort Aero Wins STC

Greenwich AeroGroup's Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the installation of the Iridium OpenPort Aero system on the Bombardier Challenger 601-3A/3R, 604 and 605 models. The mobile…

ATM Modernization

Horizon Air's Q400 Fleet Now WAAS Enabled

Horizon Air has equipped all of its 48 Bombardier Q400s with Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) capabilities using dual Universal Avionics’ UNS-1Ew Flight Management Systems (FMS), the companies said Thursday. All aircraft…

ATM Modernization

Thales USA CEO to Retire

Thales USA President and CEO Allan Cameron will retire at the end of the year, the company said this week. Vice President and General Manager of Thales Avionics, Alan Pellegrini, will succeed…

Business & GA

Rockwell Collins Venue CMS Installed on Airbus A319 CJ

Rockwell Collins Venue cabin management and HD entertainment system was recently installed by Jet Aviation Basel and delivered on an Airbus A319 CJ, the avionics manufacturer said Tuesday. The updated cabin features…