ATM ModernizationASDE-X Operational in Charlotte Sensis Corp., Syracuse, N.Y., said its Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X system (ASDE-X) at Charlotte, N.C., Douglas International Airport is operational. ASDE-X uses a combination of surface movement radar, transponder multilateration…
Business & GATerraMetrics Wins SVS Contract Littleton, Colorado-based TerraMetrics won an Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to investigate and develop a synthetic vision system (SVS) for helicopter pilots. Financial terms of the contract…
CommercialAirport Selects Era The County of Santa Clara, Calif., selected Era Corp. to install its noise and operations management system, AirScene.com NOMS, integrated with its multilateration flight tracking solution, MSS by Era, at the county's…
Business & GARockwell Collins Eyes Voice Activated Cockpit Adacel, an Orlando, Fla.-based software developer, said it was selected by Rockwell Collins to develop to develop a Voice Activated Cockpit (VAC) interface for its Pro Line avionics suite. Adacel will provide…
CommercialADS-B Rule-Making Notice Released The FAA on Tuesday issued a notice of proposed rulemaking, outlining a proposed initial set of aircraft avionics requirements needed to transition to satellite-based air transportation system. The proposed rule, which is…
CommercialEditor’s Note: 13 Unlucky Hours Having logged a fair number of air miles for business and pleasure over the past four decades, I’ve by and large managed to avoid the kinds of airport fiascoes you see on…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan Flight-Control Technology Drives UAV Airspace Integration A leading developer of navigation and flight-control systems for UAVs sees technology driving the integration of manned and unmanned aircraft in civilian airspace ever closer. Within…
ATM ModernizationPeople Viggiano, Lo Brutto Sensis Corp., Syracuse, N.Y., promoted Marc Viggiano, who was senior vice president, to the newly created position of chief strategy officer, and Antonio Lo Brutto to head its Air…