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Cabin Surveillance: Industry Debates the Need for Video

FAA officials are reviewing the responses to the agency's notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), titled "Flight Deck Door Monitoring and Crew Discreet Alerting Systems." The NPRM--docket number FAA-2005-22449, amending Part 121--represents the…

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Calendar

May 16-17 VMEbus International Trade Association (VITA) Military Embedded Electronics and Computing Conference (MEECC 2006), Hyatt Regency, Long Beach, Calif. Contact VITA, phone 480-566-6355, e-mail exec@vita.com or visit www.meecc.com. 16-21 International Aerospace…

Business & GA

Editor's Note: A Pause for Reflection

The effort to adapt military technology to commercial aviation in order to protect U.S. airliners from shoulder-launched, heat-seeking missiles is poised to enter its third and final phase (see story). Contracts were…

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New Products

In-Flight Entertainment Alpharetta, Ga.-based Flight Display Systems has introduced FD102ARM, a 10.2-inch widescreen liquid crystal display (LCD) for in-flight cabin entertainment. The LCD, which has split-screen and picture-in-picture functions, supports resolutions up…

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Editor's Note: Domestic RVSM: The Next Steps

Put into operation in January 2005, domestic reduced vertical separation minimum (DRVSM) added six new altitudes to the high-altitude structure of the National Airspace System (NAS). Launching the effort in such a…

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New Products

Citation 650 Cockpit Modifications FAA has granted a supplemental type certificate (STC) to Elliott Aviation, Moline, Ill., for its Elite Series cockpit upgrade on the Cessna Citation 650. This modernization replaces the…

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People

Davis, Del Boca Northrop Grumman has appointed Chineta Davis as vice president, multirole electronically scanned array (MESA) programs for its Baltimore-based Electronic Systems sector. The company also has promoted Robert Del Boca…