Philadelphia shows off it’s ADS-B capability
AOPA: Philadelphia demos new ADS-B systemAir traffic controllers can now track aircraft using atechnology known as ADS-B, making the airport a “pioneer site” in the rollout of NextGen, according to….
PS Engineering Announces New Bluetooth Audio Panel at AEA
World’s First Bluetooth® enabled Audio Selector Panel!PS Engineering announced Thursday at the AEA convention in Orlando a new, FAA-certified, Bluetooth-enabled audio panel, the PMA8000BT… More…
Aircell Announces Pay-As-You-Go Internet
AVWEB: PAY-AS-YOU-GO AIRBORNE BROADBAND ANNOUNCED AT AEA Aircell announced that it will introduce a pay-as-you-go program for its Internet system. Existing programs only offer flat-rate monthly billing, which doesn’t work for….
FAA Chief Touts NextGen at AEA Convention
AVWEB: RANDY BABBITT SPEAKS AT AEAThe FAA Administrator at the Aircraft Electronics Association annual meeting in Orlando described some of the advantages of NextGen, the highly touted and much anticipated….
Glass Cockpits NOT Safer than Conventional Panels
AOPA: NTSB report on glass cockpits leaves unanswered questions An NTSB study released March 9 that concluded glass cockpit aircraft were no safer than conventional instrument aircraft and recommended the….
AEA Convention Under Way!
AIN: The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) shows strong turnout on the opening day of its annual convention at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee, Fla. About 1,500….
NextGen Conference working out the kinks..
AOPA: Murky policies and competing interests are bigger impediments than technology when it comes to implementing the NextGen air traffic control system, according to stakeholders and regulators..more NextGov.com (4/6)
NTSB Wants FAA to Upgrade ELT Response Procedures
AOPA: The National Transportation Safety Board urged the Federal Aviation Administration to overhaul its process of responding to emergency signals from downed small aircraft. The FAA sends the Air Force….
AOPA Airports for Blackberry 2.0 released
AOPA Version 2.0 of AOPA Airports for BlackBerry phones features a significant addition to the application—DUATS VFR filing capability. DUATS filing is a convenient enhancement that allows users to store and….
Eclipse get IS&S XM Weather and more
AOPA: Eclipse gets IS&S panel upgradesEclipse Aerospace’s EA500 VLJ has been approved for electronic charts and XM WX Satellite Weather. Innovative Solutions & Support of Exton, Pa., announced that it has….