NARA Static Display at The 2016 National Business Aviation Association

The National Aircraft Resale Association (NARA) announced it will host the largest single static display of business aircraft at the 2016 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) annual Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida. The NARA aircraft static display footprint will be NBAA’s largest hosted this year at the Orlando Executive Airport (KORL) and…

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Dassault Aviation Combined Vision System Certified for Falcon 2000S/LXS

Dassault Aviation’s revolutionary combined vision system—dubbed FalconEye—has been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for use on the Falcon 2000S and LXS twinjet aircraft. FalconEye will also be certified soon on the new Falcon 8X ultra-long range trijet. FalconEye is the first head up display (HUD) system to blend synthetic, database-driven terrain mapping and actual thermal and low-light camera images into a single view, providing an unprecedented level of situational awareness to flight crews in all conditions of operation, day and night.

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Rockwell Collins Announced HGS-3500 Developed EVS-3000

Rockwell Collins announced that its HGS-3500, the industry’s first HGS developed the multi-spectral EVS-3000. Rockwell Collins has announced that its HGS-3500, the industry’s first head-up guidance system (HGS) developed for mid-size and light business aircraft and multi-spectral EVS-3000 enhanced vision system have been certified for the Embraer Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 executive jets—the first…

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FAA Rebate Program For ADS-B Out Requirement

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta announced today that the FAA is delivering on its commitment to incentivize general aviation aircraft owners to equip their aircraft with required NextGen avionics technology before the January 1, 2020 deadline. On September 19, 2016, the FAA’s Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) rebate website went live, and general aviation aircraft owners now have the opportunity to apply for a $500 rebate to help offset the cost to equip eligible aircraft in a timely manner, rather than waiting to meet the mandatory equipage date.

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New Gulfstream G650 App Eases Flight Operations

Gulfstream Aerospace this week announced its new Performance iPad app for the G650 series, a tool the company said represents the first phase of an intuitive mobile product. The Performance iPad app calculates precise takeoff and landing performance data, replacing paper charts and manual calculations. The results are quickly displayed in simple, easy-to-understand graphics on…

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