8-Mar-2023Source: FreeFlight System
FreeFlight Systems, a NextGen aviation leader specializing in full spectrum safety and navigation solutions, announced that AvPanels, a company specializing in the creation of advanced avionics solutions for Part 27 rotorcraft, has been appointed as a preferred reseller of the TERRAIN Series line of radar altimeters best known for their tolerance to spurious 5G C-Band... Read more
5-Oct-2022Source: Helicopter Institute
FreeFlight Systems, a NextGen aviation leader specializing in avionics design, development, and manufacturing, announced that Helicopter Institute, an industry leading OEM-alternative pilot training provider, has selected FreeFlight Systems’ TERRAIN Series radar altimeters for their fleet of Bell 206, Bell 407, Bell 505, Airbus AS350, MD500, MD600, and Robinson R44 aircraft. Committed to providing the... Read more
18-Aug-2022Source: FreeFlight
FreeFlight Systems, a NextGen aviation leader specializing in avionics design, development, and manufacturing, today announced that the RA-6500 and RA-5500 TERRAIN series radar altimeters have received Technical Standard Order (TSO) certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Since October 2021, FreeFlight Systems has been completing major certification milestones, including successful flight and Alternative Method of Compliance... Read more
29-Jul-2022Source: Airbus Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters has started construction of a test centre for CityAirbus NextGen, with Company representatives, politicians, and business leaders attending the ground-breaking ceremony. The building is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2023. Occupying a surface area of 1,000 m2, the new structure will be used for testing systems for electric... Read more
23-Jun-2022Source: Airbus
Airbus is partnering with KLK Motorsport and Modell- und Formenbau Blasius Gerg GmbH to design, develop and manufacture the rear structure of CityAirbus NextGen. The companies will work together to develop an ultra-lightweight rear fuselage, which plays a key role in the airframe’s flight efficiency and which meets the high standards of reliability and... Read more
12-May-2022Source: Airbus Helicopters
Airbus has selected MAGicALL to supply the motors of the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft CityAirbus NextGen. Airbus’ eVTOL prototype will be equipped with a tailored version of the MAGiDRIVE, the newest generation of electric motors manufactured by MAGicALL. The detailed customisation of CityAirbus NextGen’s electric propulsion system will enable the prototype to benefit... Read more
11-Jan-2021Source: FreeFlight Systems
NextGen avionics leader FreeFlight Systems announced today its acclaimed 2020 class of Sapphire Elite partners. Since 2018, FreeFlight has honored its 10 highest-performing annual professional partnerships that provide a network of Part 145 certified repair stations for global avionic operators. FreeFlight is proud to showcase these world-class authorized sales and service centers that sell, install,... Read more
18-Mar-2019Source: FreeFlight
NextGen avionics leader FreeFlight Systems announced a new radar altimeter display system, the RAD45. This new display was designed to exceed new trend indicator readout regulations required by EASA for helicopter operations. The system also meets all current FAA regulations, providing enhanced inflight safety benefits for pilots both in the United States and abroad. The... Read more
15-Feb-2019Source: FreeFlight Systems
NextGen avionics leader FreeFlight Systems announced today the formation of the Company’s Sapphire Elite recognition program, honoring the ten highest-performing partnerships per calendar year. The Company’s network of avionics professionals is comprised of 650+ Part 145 certified repair stations with locations that span the globe. All are authorized sales and service centers capable of selling,... Read more
2-Aug-2018Source: FreeFlight Systems
NextGen avionics leader FreeFlight Systems announced today that the Company’s 1203C SBAS/GNSS sensor has been selected to provide ADS-B position source information as a part of an upcoming ADS-B modification and compliance program for the United States Air Force HH-60G helicopter fleet. Strategic Enterprise Solutions, Corp. (SESC, www.sescorp.org) of Warner Robins, Georgia was recently awarded... Read more
9-Aug-2017Source: HAI
Helicopter Association International has initiated a request to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for helicopters to be included in a little-used grant program that offers rebates to owners installing NextGen technology in certain types of aircraft. The program, announced in June 2016, offered 20,000 rebates to owners of specific, smaller, general aviation (GA) airplanes who... Read more
13-Feb-2017Source: FAA
The FAA has spent $7.5 billion in congressionally appropriated funds on the air traffic modernization program known as NextGen over the past seven years. That investment has resulted in $2.7 billion in benefits to passengers and the airlines to date, and is expected to yield more than $160 billion in benefits through 2030. NextGen is... Read more
