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September 1, 2008
Product Focus: Test Equipment
In one of the largest aircraft test equipment procurement contracts in recent memory, the U.S. Navy was in the process of writing a request for proposals (RFP) to replace the roughly 600 Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) test systems in its...
September 1, 2008
Industry Scan
With EDO Purchase ITT Is Poised For Bigger Piece Of EW Market ITT Corp. foresees double-digit annual growth of its Electronic Systems group, helped by the recent addition of the former EDO Corp. The market for electronic warfare (EW) systems is seen as...
September 1, 2008
Aviationtoday.Com: Ruing Britannia
Most aviation journalists dread the rigors and indignities of the Farnborough Airshow, but it’s undoubtedly Europe’s biggest aviation event of the year. So, in mid-July, that’s exactly where I went. During the previous Farnborough that I...
September 1, 2008
New Products
Data Converter Certification AgiLynx, of Billerica, Mass., completed software verification and environmental and Electromagnetic Compatibility testing of its Lynx Series Protocol Converters, which are designed for airborne applications. The converter...
September 1, 2008
Satcom Solutions
The aeronautical satellite communications field, long dominated by Inmarsat, has seen Iridium grow at a rapid rate to become the most widely used network. But the race to restore the Ku-band connectivity once offered to airlines by Boeing’s Connexion...
September 1, 2008
Calendar
September 8-11 World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) 29th Annual Conference & Exhibition, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, Calif. Contact WAEA, 703-610-9021 or visit www.waea.org. 8-11 Autotestcon Systems Readiness...
September 1, 2008
Editor’s Note: While Rome Burned
When Boeing interrupted its kickoff briefing at the Farnborough Airshow to announce a $4 billion order from start-up airline FlyDubai, I couldn’t help thinking, "is this really going to happen?" To me, it was analogous to a major-league sports...
September 1, 2008
Surface Safety
Everyone has heard the old joke that the most dangerous part of flying is the drive to the airport. But what fewer people realize is that once you reach the airport and board the aircraft, the next most dangerous part of the trip happens when the aircraft is...
September 1, 2008
NextGen Now
Florida, already the location of an "Airport of the Future" project to demonstrate emerging technologies, has been designated as a testbed to expedite the use of Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) procedures and technologies. As...
August 1, 2008
Industry Scan
‘Game-Changing’ EO DAS Nears Action on Joint Strike Fighter As a fifth-generation, multirole fighter, the F-35 Lightning II brings a lot to the table in terms of stealth, lethality and survivability. One "transformational" system that is...
August 1, 2008
People
David Joyce David Joyce was appointed president and CEO of GE Aviation. He had been vice president of commercial engines for the company since 2003. Joyce, 51, succeeds Scott C. Donnelly, who has taken a job with Textron. In a previous role as general manager...
August 1, 2008
Calendar
August 11-14 TTTech Time-Triggered Protocol Seminar and Tools Workshop, Endicott, N.Y. Contact TTTech, phone (43) 1 585 34 34-90 or visit www.tttech.com. September 8-11 World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) 29th Annual Conference & Exhibition...
August 1, 2008
RCAT: Testbed for Nextgen
One of the most important aspects of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) is ensuring that Department of Defense (DoD) and civil aviation can operate seamlessly in both national and international airspace. Based on net-centric operations...
August 1, 2008
New Products
Graphics Processing Unit, Human Interface Quantum3D, Inc., of San Jose, Calif., was selected by Gables Engineering to provide its IGL178 and IData178 computing systems for use in Gables’ new Multi-Function Display (MFD) for air transport...
August 1, 2008
Inflight Entertainment
Most business sectors within avionics typically see one or two major technology and/or customer demand trends in any given year. But with as many as three or four distinct trends and developments this year within the $1.5 billion worldwide inflight...
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