Flight Deck

FAA certification was anticipated by the end of 2019 but has not occurred yet.

The EU mandate is less comprehensive than in the U.S. and will not be uniformly applied across the continent.

News Of Business Aviation Promotions, Appointments And Honors

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William Garvey, editor-in-chief of Business & Commercial Aviation, was inducted into the “Living Legends of Aviation” in Beverly Hills, California on Jan. 16.

Gulfstream Aerospace has launched a world tour of its new G700 cabin mockup, which includes the Symmetry Flight Deck with active control sidesticks, touchscreen technology and other features.

Honeywell is providing Leonardo helicopters with significant upgrades to its AW139 helicopters, including Honeywell’s Primus Epic 2.0.

Bell has signed a purchase agreement with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Air Support Unit in California for a public safety-constructed Bell 505 Jet Ranger X.

FlightSafety International's Textron Aviation Training Learning Center in Wichita has been selected as the exclusive training provider for Cessna

Innovative Solutions & Support, based in Exton, Pennsylvania, has signed a multiyear agreement to supply the ThrustSense autothrottle and protection

Bombardier has received FAA certification for an upgrade for Garmin G5000 avionics on board Learjet aircraft.

The latest developments of an integrated flight deck concept for helicopters designed to improve safety in low visibility are being introduced by Universal Avionics.

Erickson and Sikorsky have partnered to install Matrix autonomous technology onto the S-64F Aircrane and demonstrate autonomous firefighting capabilities.

Bombardier has received FAA certification for an avionics upgrade for Garmin G5000 avionics on board Learjet aircraft.

Safran joins supersonic jet developer Aerion as a “major partner” for its 12-seat AS2 Mach 1.4 corporate transport.

Leonardo Helicopters completes the first flight of the fourth prototype AW609 commercial tiltrotor.

As of Jan. 1, aircraft not equipped with Automatic Dependent Surveillance — Broadcast Out will have a difficult time operating in most U.S. airspace.

Innovative Solutions & Support has received FAA approval for an autothrottle system that helps protect against one-engine inoperative catastrophic loss-of-control accidents.

Bell still has substantial testing to complete, but certification of the 525 Relentless super-medium helicopter is within reach.

Cirrus Aircraft has unveiled improvements to its new 2020 G6 SR Series piston aircraft.

FlightSafety International has partnered with IBM to develop FlightSmart, an integrated pilot performance evaluation and training tool.

BAE Systems receives certification of its active inceptors for Gulfstream’s G500 and G600.

David Paddock of Jet Aviation will be chairman of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association and Nicolas Chabbert of Daher will be vice chair in 2020.

Dassault Aviation is studying reduced-crew operations in cruise flight for its Falcon business jets.

Lateral separations between aircraft flying in North Atlantic airspace have been reduced with space-based ADS-B for near real-time aircraft monitoring.