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December 1, 2007
Commercial: Technology Lightens Aviation’s ‘Footprint’
Record temperatures, melting glaciers and a score of increasingly dire scientific reports are sparking worldwide concern about climate change. And governments and industries are feeling the heat. The growing importance of the "green" issue was...
December 1, 2007
New Products
Airborne Telecom TrueNorth Avionics, Ottawa, Canada, said its "Simphone Chorus" airborne telecommunications system won FAA supplemental type certification (STC) for initial installation on a Global Express business jet. TrueNorth said the system has...
December 1, 2007
Perspectives: Finding, Hiring Avionics Talent
Demand has grown dramatically for cutting edge technology in avionics, from generating new systems to updating and modernizing existing systems. Considering that just a few years ago the avionics sector was relatively dormant, this demand represents a major...
November 1, 2007
Industry Scan
Honeywell Demonstrates Corporate Aircraft RNP As if on rails, the Honeywell Gulfstream G450 shot several curving, Required Navigation Performance (RNP) approaches to Runway 5 at Morristown Municipal Airport, N.J., each time carving the same ground track in a...
November 1, 2007
People
Roger Wolfe DeCrane Aerospace, Columbus, Ohio, named Roger Wolfe chief executive officer, replacing retiring CEO Dick Kaplan. Wolfe was hired by DeCrane Aerospace following his departure from Landmark Aviation, where he led the company through successful FBO...
November 1, 2007
Calendar
November 6-8 Naverus Required Navigation Performance (RNP) User Conference, Seattle. Contact smelcher@naverus.com for information. 10-11 Aviation Nation 2007, Nellis AFB-Las Vegas Air Show. Contact 702-506-2065 or visit www.aviationnation.org. 11-15 10th...
November 1, 2007
New Products
Pitot Probes SpaceAge Control, Palmdale, Calif., released its 4207 pitot and pitot-static probes, designed specifically for the unique needs of small- and mid-sized aircraft. The 4207 probes have low power requirements, small size and low mass...
November 1, 2007
Letters
ADS-B Concerns Read your Counter-MANPADS article (Avionics, July 2007, p. 26). While it mentions the pluses of the system, there are some issues that need to be resolved before the concept is widely accepted. My ADS-B concerns are genuine and I feel others...
October 1, 2007
Industry Scan
Flight-Control Technology Drives UAV Airspace Integration A leading developer of navigation and flight-control systems for UAVs sees technology driving the integration of manned and unmanned aircraft in civilian airspace ever closer. Within a year, in fact...
October 1, 2007
People
Viggiano, Lo Brutto Sensis Corp., Syracuse, N.Y., promoted Marc Viggiano, who was senior vice president, to the newly created position of chief strategy officer, and Antonio Lo Brutto to head its Air Traffic Systems division. In his new role, Viggiano is...
October 1, 2007
Calendar
October 8-11 Flight Simulator Engineering & Maintenance Conference, Hotel Montreal Bonaventure, Montreal. Visit www.arinc.com. 21-25 26th Digital Avionics Systems Conference, Adam’s Mark Hotel, Dallas. Visit www.dasconline.org. 25-26 Rotor Focus...
October 1, 2007
Airframer Advances Surveillance Techniques
While ADS-B is the latest catch phrase in air-traffic management, it is not all that new. Many airliners flying throughout Europe already have some Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) capabilities, and official certification of ADS-B...
October 1, 2007
New Products
UAV Radios FreeWave Technologies, Boulder, Colo., released its MM2 900 MHz radio, described as the highest performing wireless spread spectrum radio with the industry’s smallest form factor. FreeWave said the radio is ideally suited for advanced...
September 1, 2007
Industry Scan
Companies Drawn to Puerto Rico, Open Facilities Puerto Rico is looking to gain a foothold in the aerospace industry by offering companies the right combination of offshore tax benefits and United States’ oversight. The Puerto Rico Industrial...
September 1, 2007
People
Dan McFeeley Korry Electronics, Seattle, named Dan McFeeley president. A 22-year employee of Korry, McFeeley has held several company positions, most recently vice president and chief operating officer, overseeing all operations for Korry’s five...
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