Business & GA

FAA 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…

Military

Microsemi 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 & GA

Editor’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 Modernization

Industry 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 Modernization

People

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 Modernization

Calendar

November 6-8 Naverus Required Navigation Performance (RNP) User Conference, Seattle. Contact smelcher@naverus.com 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…

Business & GA

Cover Story: ADS-B On The Ground

FAA’s NextGen program to modernize the National Airspace System (NAS) took a great leap forward in late August with the selection of an industry team led by ITT Corp. to provide the…

Commercial

Rockwell Collins HGS

German regional airline Eurowing selected Rockwell Collins' HGS-4200 Head-Up Guidance System (HGS) for its fleet of CRJ700s. Deliveries began in September 2007. Rockwell Collins said the HGS expands the operational capability of…