Founder Of Wing Aero Products Recognized With The Prestigious Award

John Wing, founder and president of Wing Aero Products, has been presented with the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award from the FAA. This prestigious award is issued to pilots certified under 14 CFR Part 61 recognizing individuals who have exhibited professionalism, skill, and aviation expertise for at least 50 years while piloting aircraft as "Master Pilots."

Becomes The Twelfth Organization To Participate In 'Jazz APP'

Jazz Aviation LP has signed an agreement with Thunder Bay, Ontario-based Bearskin Lake Air Service LP ("Bearskin") for the carrier to become the twelfth organization in the Jazz Aviation Pathways Program ("Jazz APP").

Urges Them To Build Their Own Satellites

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) plans to award 13 grants of about $200,000 to post-secondary institutions as part of a challenge to design, build, launch and operate their own satellites. This initiative will help equip young Canadians with the skills and experience needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.

Series C Funding Led By Sequoia Capital 

Geospatial analytics and software company Orbital Insight, has closed a $50 million Series C round led by existing investor Sequoia Capital, with participation from new investors Envision Ventures, Balyasny Asset Management, Geodesic Capital, ITOCHU Corporation and Intellectus Partners. Previous investors GV, Lux Capital, and CME Ventures participated in the Series C as well. This latest round brings the four-year-old company's total funding to $78.7 million.

Will Deliver 14 Laser Designation Kits Through 2020

Lockheed Martin has received contracts to upgrade the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) system for Japan's fleet of AH-64DJP Apache attack helicopters and provide Performance Based Logistics (PBL) support.

Life Link III Air Medical Services Opens New 24/7 Base Of Operations At Regional Airport

Life Link III’s seventh base of air medical transport services has opened at the Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport and is operating 24/7 to provide critically needed additional air medical transport to residents in this rapidly growing region. Life Link III’s medically-configured helicopters and airplanes serve as flying intensive care units (ICUs) providing critical care prehospital services from accident scenes and from local hospitals to those that can provide specific expertise or a higher level of care.

Will Display Several Aircraft At The Dallas Show

Elbit Systems of America will highlight unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) capabilities at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International's XPONENTIAL. 

Will Perform ADS-B Out Installations

Duncan Aviation's Austin, Texas, workaway station is now a full-fledged, FAA-certified, Duncan Aviation Satellite Avionics Shop. Reginald Rutley, who has been a familiar face at the Duncan Aviation Satellite Shop in Dallas and at the workaway station at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport for the last 13 years, has accepted the position of Manager of the newly certified shop. 

Promotes The Operational Efficiencies That Pratt & Whitney's Shared Intelligence Can Bring To Airlines

Pratt & Whitney has announced its new EngineWise service brand that illustrates the company's commitment to helping airlines and lessors run their businesses efficiently.

All Are Located In Latin America And The Caribbean

ATR announced the signing of maintenance agreements with three operators from Latin America and the Caribbean at MRO Americas 2017 in Orlando, FL.

New Agreement To Increase Connectivity Will Enhance Capabilities Of Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro EFB Solution

Jeppesen has teamed with Teledyne Controls to integrate Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro with Teledyne's GroundLink Comm+ system with Aircraft Interface Device (AID) functionality, known as GroundLink AID+. This will deliver greater data connectivity for carriers using FliteDeck Pro, the leading electronic flight bag (EFB) solution for airlines and large-scale operators.

Cites Seven 'Concrete' Examples In Testimony Before Senate Commerce Committee

In testimony Thursday before the Senate Commerce Committee, Sharon L. Pinkerton, senior vice president for legislative and regulatory policy at Airlines for America (A4A), said that carriers are listening to the traveling public and taking action to improve the travel experience for every passenger who takes to the skies.

Projects A CAGR Of 6.9 Percent Over the Next Five Years

According to a new report "Avionics Market by Sub-System (CNS, FCS, FMS, IFE, Monitoring/ Glass Cockpit System, Military & Tactical System, Electrical & Emergency System), Fit (Line-Fit, Retrofit), Platform (Commercial, Defense, UAV) and Region - Global Forecast to 2022" published by ASDReports, the Avionics Market is projected to grow from $62.22 billion in 2016 to $92.85 billion by 2022, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 6.9 percent during the forecast period.

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Will Deliver Apps And Flight Information To Pilots

Jeppesen and ForeFlight have announced that the companies have entered into in a long-term strategic alliance to combine their capabilities and content. Together, Jeppesen and ForeFlight will build on their common heritage of delivering data and software to pilots and flight operations.

Milestone Aircraft Is A Phenom 300

Embraer has delivered its 1,100th business jet. The milestone aircraft is the industry’s best-selling Phenom 300, and the customer is NetJets, the world’s largest private aviation company, with a portfolio of services that includes fractional ownership, jet cards, aircraft management and charter.

Fly-In Community Service Project Planned For Early June

The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) has announced a cooperative agreement between the RAF, EAA Chapter 42 and the National Park Service in Alaska. It’s an opportunity for a fly-in community service project to make Jake’s Bar (AKO) a safer place to operate. 

Will Be Used On New Dreamliner And Five Existing Flight Simulators

Air France-KLM has selected Rockwell Collins to provide its visual systems for a new Boeing 787 Dreamliner simulator and upgrades to their existing flight training devices. The Rockwell Collins systems include the industry-leading EP-8100 image generator, laser-illuminated projectors, and a Panorama collimated display. 

Flight Information Service-Broadcast  (FIS-B) A ground broadcast service provided through the ADS−B Broadcast Services network over the UAT data link that operates on 978 MHz. The FIS−B system provides pilots and flight crews of properly equipped aircraft with a cockpit display of certain aviation weather and aeronautical information.

Aero Linx: European Regions Airline Association (ERA) The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) is a trade association representing the European aviation industry. Our membership includes 52 airlines and 142 associate and affiliate members who jointly cover the entire spectrum of the aviation sector - airlines, airports, manufacturers and suppliers.

"Based on subsystem, the flight control & management system segment of the avionics market is projected to witness the highest growth during the forecast period. The aircraft flight control systems can be classified into mechanical, hydro-mechanical, fly-by-wire, and fly-by-light. The current generation aircraft utilize the fly-by-wire (FBW) control systems which have helped significantly reduce the weight of aircraft and its maintenance costs. Flight management system (FMS) is one of the most fundamental components of an aircraft because it serves as the primary interface for the pilot and enables flight planning operations." Source: Some of the information imparted in a new report "Avionics Market by Sub-System (CNS, FCS, FMS, IFE, M