MilitaryUH-60V Black Hawk With Northrop Grumman’s OpenLift Cockpit Gets Airworthiness Certification Northrop Grumman said Monday the UH-60V Black Hawk, which is a retrofit of the UH-60L upgraded with the company’s ‘digital cockpit’ suite and OpenLift architecture, has received official certification to fly in…
CommercialGE Aviation Embracing Software Modularity in Third Generation Connected Flight Management System GE Aviation is actively working with several unnamed commercial and military aircraft operators on the introduction of its third generation TrueCourse Connected Flight Management System (FMS) software, Avionics International learned during a…
CommercialCAAC Releases Preliminary Report on China Eastern Airlines MU5735 Crash The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) published its preliminary report regarding an ongoing investigation into what caused a Boeing 737-800—flight MU5735—operated by China Eastern Airlines to crash during a March 21…
CommercialViasat Achieves First In-Flight Connectivity Type Certification in China Viasat has achieved the first type certification for its in-flight connectivity system in China on the Airbus A320. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued a Validation of Supplemental Type Certificate…
Business & GATecnam Unveils New P-Mentor Training Aircraft with G3X Cockpit Capua, Italy-based general aviation aircraft maker Tecnam has unveiled its new flight training single piston-engine P-Mentor that will make its global debut during Germany's AERO Friedrichshafen trade show later this month. The…
Business & GAJet It Selects SmartSky LiTE Connectivity System for Honda, Gulfstream Fleet Jet It, the North Carolina-based business aviation operator, will install the light jet version of SmartSky’s in-flight connectivity (IFC) system across its fleet of HondaJet Elites and Gulfstream G150s. SmartSky announced Jet…
Embedded AvionicsOPINION: Critical Cleaning Helps to Propel Avionics Reliability Avionics helps to control just about every part of an aircraft. From communication, monitoring and navigation, to flight control, collision avoidance and fuel and weather systems; avionics are integral to…
CommercialSkyWest Airlines Becomes Launch Customer for Bombardier CRJ Cockpit Display Upgrade SkyWest Airlines has been confirmed as the launch customer of the TFD-4000 liquid crystal display (LCD) upgrade for the Bombardier CRJ's Pro Line 4 flight deck. Thomas Global Systems, the Australian avionics…