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ATM Modernization

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December 1-3 FAA International Runway Safety Summit, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C. Visit www.faa.gov. 2 Avionics Magazine Webinar, "Latest Trends in In-Flight Entertainment," 12 noon, EST. Visit www.aviationtoday.com/webinars. 2010 February 2-7 Singapore…

Military

Preferred Payloads

While armed Predators and Reapers make headlines hunting terrorists and insurgents, other unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) quietly fight what was formerly known as the Global War On Terror with Intelligence, Surveillance and…

Commercial

Product Focus: Databus

With digital flight control systems on aircraft like the under-development Airbus A350XWB becoming more prevalent, commercial manufacturers are beginning to follow the path laid by the military in using 1553 databus technology,…

ATM Modernization

New Products

PMA Granted For ‘NxtMail’ Server International Communications Group (ICG), based in Newport News, Va., received FAA Parts Manufacturing Approval (PMA) for its NxtMail Server. NxtMail permits users with WiFi-capable smartphones to access…

Military

French Tigers In Afghanistan

Since last summer, the French Army Aviation Légère de l’Armée de Terre (ALAT) has taken the first step to adding a new rotary recce and strike capacity to its forces now operating…

Commercial

Perspectives: Advancing AIXM 

FAA, Eurocontrol, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and others, with the assistance of companies such as FedEx and Lufthansa, are developing the Aeronautical Information Exchange Model (AIXM),…

ATM Modernization

New Products

Flight Computer Avidyne, of Lincoln, Mass., introduced an attitude-based DFC100 Digital Flight Control System, which was specifically designed for installation in Cirrus SR20s and SR22s with Avidyne’s dual Air Data and Attitude…

Business & GA

Product Focus: Wire & Cable

It’s been a decade since wiring problems led to the crashes of TWA Flight 800 and Swissair Flight 111. Years of regulatory work to address shortcomings in aircraft electrical wiring systems has…