New This Week

AVweb's search of aviation news around the globe found announcements from Guardian Avionics, Airbus Group, Jeppesen and TECAT Performance Systems.In response to growing demand for USB power in general aviation cockpits as the use of tablets and smartphones becomes more common,Guardian Avionics announceda new line of USB power solutions forboth panel-mounted and remote-mounted applications.Airbus Group announced new members of the Airbus Group University Partner Programme at the 2016 Farnborough Airshow. Imperial College London, the Indian Institute of Science (Bangalore) and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm) are joining the Programme, which brings the total number of members to 16 universities based around the world.

Peach, a leading Japanese airline based in Osaka, recently received authorization from the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau to initiate electronic flight bag (EFB) services. Using Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro on iPad as its EFB solution, Peach now enters into an operational trial period, to streamline the delivery of flight information and establish paperless flight deck operations. At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh later this month, TECAT Performance Systems will demonstrate the first commercially available wireless sensor capable of measuring in-flight torque data on experimental aircraft with real-time results. TECAT will show the WISER 4000 wireless torque measurement system used to gather this data, and demonstrate the system's installation and operation.