Business and general aviation avionics sales during the second quarter totaled $500.9 million, up 2.1% from the same period a year ago, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association. But sales for the first six months totaled $1.07 billion, a 7.1% decrease from the year-ago period.
Existing aeronautical standards are not adequate for certifying artificial intelligence (AI) with safety-critical systems, and new means of compliance will have to be developed, concludes a report jointly issued by standards developers SAE International and Eurocae.
Fractional fleet operator Flexjet and satellite communications provider Viasat have reached an agreement on installation of Ka/Ku-band inflight connectivity systems on select Flexjet aircraft.
Constant Aviation, based in Cleveland, has completed its 33rd modernization of a Bombardier Challenger 604 flight deck, which represents about 80% of the total avionics modernizations on the aircraft model.
The Citation Jet Pilots Association has chosen Trent Corcia as its new CEO, succeeding Andrew Broom, who has accepted an executive position with the National Business Aviation Association.
Collins Aerospace has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide avionics for NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology aircraft and by Dassault Aviation as a supplier on the new Falcon 10X ultra-long-range business jet, the company said in a media presentation on May 11.
Collins Aerospace said it recently transmitted data via the new Iridium Certus satellite communications service using a high-gain antenna, marking a critical milestone in its development of Certus hardware.