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Business & GA

Smiths to Open India Development Center

Joining the growing list of aviation and aerospace companies entering the India market, Smiths Aerospace and Indian partner HCL Technologies will open a development center in Chennai, India. Under an agreement signed…

Business & GA

Editor’s Note: The Sky’s The Limit

Very Light Jets (VLJs) are remarkable aircraft. Some 10 days after his company made its first customer delivery, Jack Harrington, vice president of business affairs with Eclipse Aviation, sang the praises of…

Business & GA

CRJ1000 Launch

Bombardier announced the launch of its CRJ1000 regional jet, designed to meet the needs of growing regional airlines. The company said the CRJ1000 development focuses on low operating costs and cabin comfort.…

ATM Modernization

Industry Scan

Study Outlines European ATM Need Like the United States, Europe is in dire need of a modernized air traffic management (ATM) system, or it faces air traffic congestion, airport slowdowns and eventually…

ATM Modernization

People

Joseph J. Ensor Northrop Grumman named Joseph J. Ensor vice president of Surveillance and Remote Sensing for its Electronic Systems sector. Ensor will be responsible for programs and operations of the Surveillance…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

March 1-3 Helicopter Association International (HAI) Heli-Expo, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. Contact HAI, 703-683-4646 or visit www.rotor.com. 7-8 Avionics 2007, a conference organized by Simply Group Ltd., and Avionics magazine,…

Business & GA

Miniature Air Vehicles

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that can be contained in a backpack or even in the palm of your hand promise to deliver new intelligence-gathering and surveillance capabilities from the platoon level down…

Commercial

Managing Change In FMS

New types of aircraft operating procedures and concepts are influencing the development of flight management systems (FMS). As those technology-driven procedures evolve, avionics and airframe manufacturers say they are improving their products…