avionics

The Aircraft Electronics Association has released its third-quarter report for 2019, and the association reports a nearly 15% increase over third-quarter 2018 figures for the retrofit and forward-fit avionics market for business and general aviation, and a 14.3% increase over the year-to-date figures from 2018. The participating companies reported more than $2.2 billion in combined […]

Garmin has secured FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) approval for its GFC 500 autopilot, with the retrofit now available for installation on Piper PA-28-201T and -236, and PA-32-260 and -300 models. The GFC 500 was purpose-built for single-engine, piston airplanes, and specifically targets those models that have antiquated original autopilots and can benefit from the […]

In January of 2019, NAV CANADA announced it will be implementing an ADS-B performance requirements mandate in three phases that will affect U.S. aircraft headed north. Only the third and final implementation phase, due for activation by 2023 will actually impact U.S. GA aircraft. Because NAV CANADA uses Aireon’s space-based ADS-B signals to provide much […]

Instrument flying changed forever yesterday when Vū Systems launched the world’s first passive millimeter wave sensor (PMMS) for aviation called the Vu Cube. At first glance, the 29-pound sensor looks like a retro black-and-white TV from the 1950s, but the sensor’s ability to see through heavy clouds, thick fog and even snow make it far […]

Each aviation generation sees a handful of revolutionary concepts, those leading-edge technologies that, once introduced to the airplane—because they are so game-changing—undergo a transition period before we fully understand the increase in safety that they can provide. Garmin announced today its entry into that rarefied space: the first Autoland system developed exclusively for use in […]

Thales and StandardAero announced at the National Business Aviation Association’s 2019 Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Las Vegas this week that the Bombardier Challenger 350 will be the first airframe to be certified for TopMax, Thales’ new Wearable head-up display. TopMax is an industry first, resulting from Thales’ decades-long experience in military helmet […]

With a host of aircraft in its market segment (as well as those adjacent to it) already capable of the upgrade, it was only a matter of time before Garmin brought the G1000 NXi into the Beechcraft King Air C90. The popular flight deck has a growing following, compelling Garmin to continue its path to […]

Avidyne has announced the debut of its Atlas Flight Management System for Part 25 certificated aircraft, bringing its integrated flight deck (IFD) technology into jets utilizing a console layout in the cockpit. The system makes its debut at NBAA on October 21-24, 2019, with certification expected in 2020. The multifunction FMS combines a range of […]

uAvionix, already famous for its low-cost, easy-to-install ADS-B Out solutions for GA aircraft like the skyBeacon and tailBeacon said Monday they’ve acquired AeroVonics, an Albuquerque, New Mexico, startup created by Jeff Bethels, co-founder of Aspen Avionics. Bethel’s AeroVonics builds both the AV-20 multi-function display and the AV-30 multi-function attitude indicator. The uAvionix AV-20 and AV-30 […]

To make it easier for member avionics service facilities to find new trained talent, the Aircraft Electronics Association recently introduced its new online jobs board to coincide with Labor Day. The revamped jobs board allows job seekers to conveniently search by keyword, company name, geographic location and job type, and it’s free for AEA member […]