Business & GAProduct Focus: Connectors For aircraft manufacturers and operators it’s simple math: adding new technology, such as in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems, and subtracting weight yields an increase in service quality and lower fuel costs. However, this…
ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: Outcome Metrics The NextGen horizon is one where the line between sky and ground fades to indistinguishable; pilot and air-traffic controller are privy to the same information, in real-time, and aircraft operations through shared…
Business & GAAspiring, Ascending Aspire and Ascend are the names of two new product lines announced by EMS Aviation and Rockwell Collins, respectively, at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention in Atlanta in October. They…
ATM ModernizationNew Products TCAS Upgrades L-3 Avionics Systems is developing Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) capable versions of its SkyWatch HP models SKY899 TAS and SKY899A TCAS-I systems. The models are expected to be available in…
Editor's NoteEra Of Airborne RFID Begins This was the message delivered by industry experts in aerospace RFID who spoke during the recent Avionics Magazine webinar, “Airborne RFID: Radio Frequency Identification Takes Off.” ‘What we are adding with extended…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan New Republican Leadership Faults NextGen Effort The new chairman of House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee promised “rigorous oversight” of the NextGen air-traffic modernization effort, following a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that…
ATM ModernizationPeople New Avionics Publisher Named Access Intelligence LLC has appointed Tish Drake publisher of Avionics Magazine. Drake has been with Access Intelligence for more than 10 years as publisher of Communications Technology magazine,…
ATM ModernizationBrighter Skies Ahead? Despite the economic meltdown of 2009, the United States airline industry is gradually recovering, as passengers return to the skies and carriers’ balance sheets shift from red to black. Airlines including JetBlue,…