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In the Garmin GTN navigator owner survey (March 2013 Aviation Consumer), some respondents dinged the product for having a steep learning curve. Moreover, we heard from owners who took Garmin's [...]

London: Upgrading military aircraft avionics is attractive business - but not for the faint-hearted. Upgrading military aircraft with new avionics is a growing business, but it is not - or […]

Rockwell Collins takes bearish view of delivery outlook Integrated avionics provider Rockwell Collins is taking a bear's view of the anticipated recovery of the business jet market, with estimates for [...]

evaluation mary kirby philadelphia Ebrake test hints at CSeries intent Bombardier's landmark trial of new Meggitt stopping technology could see system adopted for 110/130-seater Bombardier's Global 5000 flying testbed equipped [...]

BRIEFING CONFUSION BLAMED FOR CARBON OFFSET APATHY ENVIRONMENT Passengers are dissuaded from paying carbon offsets by wildly varying offset costs for particular flights, according to a UK study. For example, [...]

Thales Avionics has begun offering IMS portable media players to its customers. Under the arrangement, Thales is including IMS's portable media players in its range of in-flight entertainment (IFE) products [...]

Supplier takes leading role as US agency saves $58 million by upgrading instead of buying new flight inspection aircraft 'We realised there a lot of nuances with the configuration of [...]

Thales Avionics is preparing to complete the final phase of full-scale cabin tests of its TopSeries i-8000 wireless-based in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for the Boeing 787 in February, and is [...]

Panasonic Avionics is offering to assume the service requirements of the soon-to-be-defunct Connexion by Boeing in-flight broadband system, but only as part of a wider commitment to its own connectivity [...]

European air traffic control providers are to cut unit rates by an average of 7% next year. The average unit rate for the 32 Eurocontrol member states in 2004 will [...]

Avionics ACAS for combat aircraft is feasible, insists USAF 'Very different' version of civil system provides last-minute automatic avoidance An automatic collision avoidance system (ACAS) that would provide protection against [...]

Qatar Airways will introduce onboard live television next year after signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to become Rockwell Collins' launch customer for the Tailwind 560 satellite broadcast service. Rockwell [...]

NetJets increase NetJets saw a 40% increase in demand for private jet travel in the UKduring the final week of August, due mainly to operational problems experienced by British Airways. [...]

More reliable electronics for aircraft operating at altitudes where solar and cosmic radiation is encountered could be the outcome of microchips coated with nanotubes. At altitudes of 30,000ft (9,150m) or [...]

Flightman move Aircraft Management Technologies (AMT) and Rockwell Collins are to integrate AMT's Flightman software into Collins' avionics and information management solutions. Flightman is a wireless solution that allows integration [...]

The Domestic Reduced Separation Minimum (DRVSM) program costs about $869 million for the operators who have to equip more aircrafts with avionics, but the initiative is expected to save $400 million in fuel and operational efficiency during the first year and more than 5.3 million over the next decade. An ATC sector will be allowed by DRVSM's additional flight levels to reserve an attitude to handle the flow of crossing traffic more efficiently.

The staff restaurant at Marconi Avionics has undergone a transformation from an old-fashioned cafeteria to a spacious, well-designed restaurant. Marconi's parent company, GEC, and contract caterer Eurest, jointly invested 1.5 million pounds sterling in the project so that Marconi staff would take pride in the company. Eurest has a seven-year contract and it will retain any profits but will also be liable for any losses. Eurest is providing Marconi with its Profiles Foodservice System which offers 12 sorts of food, such as Start the Day, Trattoria and Healthworks.

There is some really neat technology available on the general aviation market today, including some stuff that wasn't dreamed of a few short years ago. Even if it took a [...]

Like many executives running major corporations these days, Clay Jones, chairman, president and CEO of Rockwell Collins, has had his share of sleepless nights. Sourcing and supply chain management have [...]

The material and supply operation of Rockwell Collins presented its President's Award for 2005 to Coast ACM of Los Angeles, Calif. Clay Jones, chairman, president and CEO of Rockwell Collins [...]

The Lockheed Martin (Ft. Worth, TX) F-16 Block 60, which has been designated the F-16E/F, completed a successful first flight on December 6. The aircraft was the first of 80 [...]

Florida's aviation industry may be suffering since Sept. 11, but a Sarasota company is profiting. Aviation Recorders is the leading manufacturer of flight data recorders and cockpit voice recorders in [...]