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| 09.01.2009 |
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Editor’s Note: UAVs Unabated
What a mood swing. Nigh on three months ago, we soldiered through the Paris Air Show, calling out the few bright spots at an otherwise glum centennial event. Last month’s Unmanned Systems North America 2009, put on by the Association for Unmanned...
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Industry Scan
Alaska Airlines Pursues ‘Greener Skies’ Project At Seattle-Tacoma Airport Carrier Alaska Airlines and partners have launched a "greener skies" initiative at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, incorporating Required Navigation...
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People
Rod Bissell QinetiQ North America, based in Huntsville, Ala., appointed Rod Bissell senior vice president of business development at its Systems Engineering Group, responsible for managing the group’s Aerospace & Missile Technology business...
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Calendar
September 2-3 Search & Rescue Summit, featuring the Helicopter Heroism Award, sponsored by Rotor & Wing Magazine. Hyatt Regency Reston, Reston, Va. Visit www.aviationtoday.com/sar. 2-3 FAA/Air Transport Association International Symposium on Human...
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Q&A: Forging Consensus On Future Airspace
Margaret T. Jenny last month completed her first year as president of RTCA, Inc., a private, not-for-profit corporation that develops consensus-based recommendations for aviation communications, navigation, surveillance and air-traffic management. She...
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Special Report: Test Equipment
Portable test equipment, with its ability to improve safety and on-time performance for commercial and military aircraft, is a key component of any operator’s maintenance shop. Capitalizing on advances in consumer technology, new portable test and...
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| 09.01.2009 |
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New Products
38999 Series Connector ITT Interconnect Solutions has developed a 38999 connector for both RF and signal contacts. Designated the 38999 Series, the connector supports up to 128 contacts, features EMI shielding and meets MIL-DTL-38999 series I, II and III...
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SWIM: NextGen’s IT Infrastructure
System Wide Information Management (SWIM), the IT component of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), is laying the technological infrastructure for the future airspace. Using commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) systems, SWIM aims to streamline...
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Aircraft Talking
When American Airlines Flight 309 left LaGuardia Airport in New York bound for Chicago O’Hare the morning of March 11, 2009, no one knew engine number two was doomed to fail just moments after takeoff, forcing an emergency diversion to JFK. What if...
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Product Focus: In-Flight Entertainment
Airline customer surveys show that the number one in-flight entertainment (IFE) request from passengers is onboard connectivity that lets them use their own personal devices, such as iPods, BlackBerries and laptop computers. The trend is so pronounced among...
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Aviationtoday.com: Bonding Experience
The rising use of composites in aircraft manufacturing also is giving rise to unexpected maintenance predicaments. Not all mechanics are adequately trained to repair these leading edge materials, which makes training of paramount importance. This issue is...
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| 08.01.2009 |
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Industry Leader Profiles
In this special Industry Leader Profiles section, Avionics Magazine highlights leading suppliers of products and services to the worldwide aerospace electronics sector. Many...
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Industry Scan
Industry Moves Toward Wider Use Of Required Navigation Performance Development of Required Navigation Performance (RNP) flight operations has been ongoing for nearly two decades. But despite years of research and study, the practice of RNP approaches is still...
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People
Thales Management Changes Thales announced a number of senior management changes within its Aerospace Division. Jean-George Malcor, previously senior vice president of the Aerospace Division, was named senior vice president, with responsibilities over...
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| 08.01.2009 |
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Calendar
August 10-13 Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Unmanned Systems North America 2009, Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. Contact AUVSI, phone 703-845-9671 or visit www.auvsi.org. 18-23 MAKS International Aviation &...
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Unblinking Eye
All-round radar, electro-optics and electronic support measures will transform the U.S. Air Force Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) into the U.S. Navy’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) system. The Navy intends to network the large...
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Product Focus: Data Acquisition
The proliferation of requirements to monitor unsafe conditions, and to monitor engine performance and aircraft fuel efficiencies are driving demand for new data acquisition systems within civil and military aviation. To satisfy these requests, manufacturers...
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| 08.01.2009 |
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New Products
Hermetic Sealed Connectors ITT Interconnect Solutions released a hermetically sealed connector with a lightweight aluminum shell for low-pressure water immersion or fording applications. Meeting all Mil-Std-810 and IP67 water immersion requirements, the KJAYA...
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Aviationtoday.com: In Flux in France
The deal making has officially concluded; the order books are closed. The upshot of this year’s Paris Air Show: a shockingly small number of big sales, with airlines too worried by recession and too deeply in the red to pony up billions of dollars for...
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Editor’s Note: NowGen Next
In a previous Editor’s Note and in the news section of this magazine, we have reported on the deliberations of the NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force. Earlier this year, the FAA asked RTCA to establish this committee of industry and government...
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