Ownership

Continental Motors, a unit of the Chinese-based AVIC International, has rebranded itself with a new name and a new logo. Now the company will be called Continental Aerospace Technologies and while the change reflects what the company says is a modernized theme for its marketing, the firm’s business organization remains unchanged. AVIC International bought what […]

Trig Avionics officially introduced its new TX56A and TX57A navcomms at the 2019 Aircraft Electronics Association Convention in Palm Springs, California, on Monday. The TX56A is a 10-watt unit while the TX57A is a 16-watt unit for aircraft with a 28-volt supply. Features include automatic ident decoding, two-frequency monitoring for both com and nav frequencies, […]

I have no idea if this is how it works, but I imagine someone at Garmin must have said, “Hey, why don’t we just yank the radio out of the GTN navigator and stuff the rest of it into a standard rack-size panel box? Put a pretty display on it.” Maybe someone at an avionics […]

Garmin announced at the 2019 Aircraft Electronics Association Convention that its G3X Touch flight display has been approved for nearly 500 certified aircraft. Garmin’s Jessica Koss demonstrated the unit for AVweb at the show. view on YouTube

Between 2009 and 2017, GoGo Business Aviation delivered more than 4,000 connectivity systems. At AEA’s 2019 convention, AVweb talked with GoGo Regional Sales Manager John Hinton about the company, its products and where it’s headed in the future. Duration: 5:41 File Size: 5.2MB download here

Avidyne has announced that it will be moving into some new markets, including providing avionics for Part 25 aircraft. Avidyne General Manager of Business Aviation David Miner discussed the new direction with AVweb at the 2019 Aircraft Electronics Association Convention. Duration: 3:01 File Size: 2.77MB download here

The world’s largest floatplane-only airline says it will be the first electrically powered airline and will convert its entire fleet of 41 vintage de Havilland Beaver, Otter and Twin Otter aircraft and one Cessna Caravan to electric motors. Harbour Air, which is based in Vancouver, Canada, runs daily scheduled service between Seattle and Vancouver and […]

Dynon Avionics has announced a slight reorganization of its product line with price reductions on two models, the SkyView Classic and SkyView SE, and the discontinuation of the SkyView Touch. Dynon has also said it’s close to receiving approval to fit the SkyView HDX to Beech 35-series airplanes via an STC. Woodinville, Washington-based Dynon says […]

In partnership with companies including TruTrak, JPI and Avidyne, BendixKing introduced a number of new products at the 2019 Aircraft Electronics Association convention in Palm Springs, California. In this podcast, BendixKing Vice President of Marketing and Product Management Stphane Fymat told AVweb more about the company’s partnerships along with its new autopilots, engine monitors and […]