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….
EFBs: Electronic Flight Bags
Avionics Magazine: Manufacturers of electronic flight bags (EFB) are seeing demand beginning to grow again for their hardware solutions, as the FAA and a number of airlines and other operators….
Sennheiser donates $20,000 of headsets to CAP
AOPA: The Florida wing of the Civil Air Patrol recently received a donation of aviation headsets valued at approximately $20,000 from Sennheiser. The headsets were distributed to CAP squadrons throughout….
Lawsuit between Cirrus and L-3 Filed
AIN: Cirrus Design has filed a lawsuit against L-3 Avionics Systems aimed at stopping the spread of scuttlebutt that Cirrus is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. L-3 Avionics sued….
Senate Pass FAA Funding Bill
AIN: Senate FAA Bill Passes, Expands ADS-B Monday’s passage of the FAA reauthorization bill..wow that was quick.. in the Senate brought some surprises to future ADS-B users…more
AEA Convention and Trade Show coming in April
The most comprehensive regulatory information update for certified repair stations throughout the world — offered during the upcoming AEA Convention & Trade Show, April 7-10. more.. www.aea.net/convention