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| 04.01.2006 |
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Davis, Del Boca Northrop Grumman has appointed Chineta Davis as vice president, multirole electronically scanned array (MESA) programs for its Baltimore-based Electronic Systems sector. The company also has promoted Robert Del Boca to senior vice president...
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| 04.01.2006 |
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Perspectives: Avionics Cooperation
In the inaugural Perspectives column, published in the January 2003 issue of Avionics Magazine, Roger Goldberg, executive secretary of the AMC (Avionics Maintenance Conference), wrote: "There are times to be competitive and times to be cooperative. When...
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| 04.01.2006 |
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Safety: Illusory Tricks and Overruns
The takeoff overrun and resulting aircraft damage that occurred in an April 9, 2004, accident in Johannesburg, South Africa, might be described as "two pilots determined to succeed but prepared to concede." The captain, who was the pilot flying...
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Netherlands CH-47F Upgrade The Netherlands Ministry of Defense has chosen Honeywell's avionics control and management system (ACMS) for a fleet of new and existing Boeing CH-47F Chinooks. Boeing has granted Honeywell approval to begin work on the production...
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| 03.01.2006 |
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A380: Jumbo Step for In-Flight Entertainment
At A Glance: This story examines the two in-flight entertainment systems so far approved by Airbus for the superjumbo A380: Thales' Top Series i-5000 and Panasonic Avionics' eX2 Anyone plotting to foil the commercial launch of the Airbus A380 could hardly do...
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| 03.01.2006 |
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March 20-22 International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Safety Conference, ICAO headquarters, Montreal. Phone 514-954-8219 or visit www.icao.int. 22-24 Random Vibration and Shock Testing, Angelantoni Industrie SpA, Massa Martana, Italy. Contact Equipment...
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| 03.01.2006 |
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New Products
Flight Training Montreal-based Mechtronix has received FAA and Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) certification for its Ascent full flight trainer for the ATR 42-300. Ascent was the first of several flight training devices delivered to ATR's Training Center in...
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| 03.01.2006 |
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Kaplan, DeCrane Richard "Dick" Kaplan is the new chief executive officer of DeCrane Aircraft Holdings, Columbus, Ohio, succeeding former CEO Jack DeCrane, who died on Dec. 29, 2005, following complications from lung cancer. DeCrane, 59, founded the...
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| 02.01.2006 |
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February 14-16 ATC Maastricht, MECC, Maastricht, the Netherlands. Contact Ana Mandaric, CMP, phone +44 207 921 8545, e-mail amandaric@cmpinformation.com or visit www.atcmaastricht.com. 20-23 Flight Data Monitoring & FOQA, Short course at Cranfield...
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| 01.01.2006 |
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January 18-20 ION National Technical Meeting 2006, the Hyatt Regency Monterey, Monterey, Calif. Contact Institute of Navigation, phone 703-383-9688 or visit www.ion.org. 23-25 System Engineering for Project Managers, a short course offered by UCLA Extension's...
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| 01.01.2006 |
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Avionics Development: Playing by the New Rules
In the prehistoric days of avionics manufacturing--say, 10 years ago--suppliers worked under a build-to-print model. Airframe manufacturers such as Boeing, Airbus and Bombardier gave them a system control document that spelled out requirements for...
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| 01.01.2006 |
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Roy Robertson The Airline Avionics Institute (AAI) has awarded the 2005 Volare Award in Avionics Manufacturer to Roy Robertson, principal systems engineer at Rockwell Collins, for his work on the WXR-2100 multiscan hazard weather detection system. AAI...
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| 01.01.2006 |
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Safety: Safety-Proofing Software Certification
The nose pitch-up led to an emergency airworthiness directive (AD), but the tale is far from over and gets to the heart of software certification. The Aug. 1 case involves a Malaysian Airlines B777-200 that experienced what is ostensibly a glitch from faulty...
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Another Step for ADS-B ACSS, an L-3 Communications and Thales company, and UPS Aviation have partnered to develop an automatic dependent surveillance system-broadcast (ADS-B) package designed to assure the safe separation of aircraft on the ground and while...
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| 12.01.2005 |
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Product Focus: Cable and Wire: From Commodity to System
Aircraft wiring is like the body's nervous and circulatory systems combined, distributing power, signals and data throughout the platform. It is the foundation upon which avionics functions are built. Even the flight stability of some military fighters...
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| 12.01.2005 |
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December 14-15 RNAV and Beyond, a course sponsored by Helios Information Services at the Flemings Mayfair Hotel, London, UK. Contact Helios Information Services, phone +44 207 340 1610, fax +44 207 828 6439, e-mail events@corporateteam.com or visit...
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| 12.01.2005 |
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FOQA: Training Tool, And More
Flight operations quality assurance (FOQA) started in Europe, but has take root in North America and Asia, enhancing safety and reducing costs for numerous airlines. The practice, moreover, is endorsed not only by company management, but also by pilot unions...
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| 12.01.2005 |
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New Products
LED Lighting Emteq Cabin and Lighting Systems, New Berlin, Wis., has announced its patent-pending Fluorescent Tube Replacement, which allows operators to replace the fluorescent tubes in their aircraft with light emitting diode (LED) lighting. The replacement...
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| 12.01.2005 |
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Wolfe, Vick, Daniels Landmark Aviation, formerly Garrett/Piedmont Hawthorne/Associated, recently named Roger Wolfe as its chief executive officer (CEO) and Shawn Vick as its president. Frank Klaus announced in September his retirement as the Tempe...
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| 12.01.2005 |
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Safety: The Case For Wire Replacement
A truly massive wiring inspection program has ben announced by FAA. The benefits, in terms of avoiding unscheduled landings or preventing accidents, are supposed to outweigh the cost of the inspections by a factor of about 1.6 to 1. The benefits are pegged at...
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