MilitaryBoeing Hits C-130 Milestones Boeing said it achieved several development milestones on its C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP). Boeing said it flew the C-130 AMP aircraft in October for the first time following a series of…
CommercialPerspectives: Micro Testing, Macro Research Aviation test equipment is under the greatest scrutiny as specialists supported by the European Commission and the U.K. government seek to develop world class aerospace products. Many major original equipment manufacturers are…
Business & GAFAA OKs Eclipse FOQA Program Eclipse Aviation, Albuquerque, N.M., said it received FAA approval of its Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) program. Eclipse Aviation said it is the only aircraft manufacturer that received FAA approval for a…
MilitaryMicrosemi Wins Air Force Contract The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.6 million contract Microsemi Corp., Irvine, Calif., to develop components for lighter, more efficient avionics, radar and communications systems. The contract was awarded to…
Business & GAEditor’s Note: The Final Frontier In this day and age, when passenger amenities, or the lack thereof, distinguish one airline from the next, the Airbus A380 represents the final frontier in cabin customization. Recent interviews with Airbus…
ATM ModernizationIndustry 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…
ATM ModernizationPeople 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…
ATM ModernizationCalendar November 6-8 Naverus Required Navigation Performance (RNP) User Conference, Seattle. Contact [email protected] 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 Annual Dubai…