Latest Articles by Jonathan Ray

ATM Modernization

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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 2007, sponsored by…

Military

Cover Story: Hawkeye’s Long Vision

Like many in their 40s, the E-2 Hawkeye program has learned a lot over the years, becoming smarter and better at what it does while realizing that time has taken its toll.…

Business & GA

Superjet Nears Flight

Fast approaching a first flight currently scheduled for December, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 is barely a year away from its inaugural delivery to launch customer Aeroflot in November 2008. The development, production…

ATM Modernization

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…

ATM Modernization

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…

Commercial

Q&A: Thales Partners, Acquires, Expands

As senior vice president, aerospace, for the Thales Group, Francois Quentin heads one of six divisions of the growing, $16 billion aerospace, defense and security concern based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, outside Paris. A…

Business & GA

Perspectives: VoIP Pros and Cons

Much has been written and spoken about implementing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) for aeronautical applications. Leading this charge are aeronautical communications service providers and product manufacturers, hyping and promoting VoIP for…