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| 09.01.2009 |
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Aircraft Talking
When American Airlines Flight 309 left LaGuardia Airport in New York bound for Chicago O’Hare the morning of March 11, 2009, no one knew engine number two was doomed to fail just moments after takeoff, forcing an emergency diversion to JFK. What if...
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Special Report: Test Equipment
Portable test equipment, with its ability to improve safety and on-time performance for commercial and military aircraft, is a key component of any operator’s maintenance shop. Capitalizing on advances in consumer technology, new portable test and...
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| 09.01.2009 |
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Product Focus: In-Flight Entertainment
Airline customer surveys show that the number one in-flight entertainment (IFE) request from passengers is onboard connectivity that lets them use their own personal devices, such as iPods, BlackBerries and laptop computers. The trend is so pronounced among...
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| 09.01.2009 |
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New Products
38999 Series Connector ITT Interconnect Solutions has developed a 38999 connector for both RF and signal contacts. Designated the 38999 Series, the connector supports up to 128 contacts, features EMI shielding and meets MIL-DTL-38999 series I, II and III...
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| 09.01.2009 |
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Aviationtoday.com: Bonding Experience
The rising use of composites in aircraft manufacturing also is giving rise to unexpected maintenance predicaments. Not all mechanics are adequately trained to repair these leading edge materials, which makes training of paramount importance. This issue is...
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| 08.01.2009 |
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Industry Leader Profiles
In this special Industry Leader Profiles section, Avionics Magazine highlights leading suppliers of products and services to the worldwide aerospace electronics sector. Many...
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| 08.01.2009 |
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Editor’s Note: NowGen Next
In a previous Editor’s Note and in the news section of this magazine, we have reported on the deliberations of the NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force. Earlier this year, the FAA asked RTCA to establish this committee of industry and government...
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Industry Scan
Industry Moves Toward Wider Use Of Required Navigation Performance Development of Required Navigation Performance (RNP) flight operations has been ongoing for nearly two decades. But despite years of research and study, the practice of RNP approaches is still...
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| 08.01.2009 |
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People
Thales Management Changes Thales announced a number of senior management changes within its Aerospace Division. Jean-George Malcor, previously senior vice president of the Aerospace Division, was named senior vice president, with responsibilities over...
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| 08.01.2009 |
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Calendar
August 10-13 Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Unmanned Systems North America 2009, Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. Contact AUVSI, phone 703-845-9671 or visit www.auvsi.org. 18-23 MAKS International Aviation &...
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Enter Superjet
If Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) can keep up the pace on a challenging test and certification program, it will begin deliveries of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 to Armenian airline Armavia and launch customer Aeroflot by December. With the advent of the...
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Product Focus: Data Acquisition
The proliferation of requirements to monitor unsafe conditions, and to monitor engine performance and aircraft fuel efficiencies are driving demand for new data acquisition systems within civil and military aviation. To satisfy these requests, manufacturers...
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| 08.01.2009 |
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New Products
Hermetic Sealed Connectors ITT Interconnect Solutions released a hermetically sealed connector with a lightweight aluminum shell for low-pressure water immersion or fording applications. Meeting all Mil-Std-810 and IP67 water immersion requirements, the KJAYA...
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Aviationtoday.com: In Flux in France
The deal making has officially concluded; the order books are closed. The upshot of this year’s Paris Air Show: a shockingly small number of big sales, with airlines too worried by recession and too deeply in the red to pony up billions of dollars for...
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| 07.01.2009 |
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Editor’s Note
It’s auspicious for NextGen that new FAA Administrator J. Randolph "Randy" Babbitt chose to make his first public speech outside of Congress at the RTCA Symposium in June. Babbitt is not a newcomer to the NextGen effort — prior to being...
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| 07.01.2009 |
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Letters
Spreading Wealth Envy I am not going to belabor our obvious political differences, but please stop misquoting Rush Limbaugh (Editor’s Note, April 2009, page 6). I was listening to that show — one more time for the left wing propaganda machine, the...
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| 07.01.2009 |
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Industry Scan
Pilot Report: Bendix/King AV80R Portable Multifunction Display The day finally arrived and here it was — a new Bendix/King AV80R portable MFD. The unit came with a 4GB SD card, which contained an extensive aviation and automotive database as well as...
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| 07.01.2009 |
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People
Jay LaFoy L-3 Avionics Systems, of Grand Rapids, Mich., named Jay LaFoy president of the company. LaFoy will oversee all aspects of the L-3 Avionics Systems business. LaFoy has more than 25 years of aviation industry experience in the areas of operations...
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Calendar
July 22-25 Airborne Law Enforcement Association (ALEA) Annual Convention, Savannah, Ga. Contact ALEA, phone 301-631-2406 or visit www.alea.org. 27-Aug. 2 EAA AirVenture 2009, Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wis. Visit www.airventure.org. August 10-13...
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| 07.01.2009 |
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Airline Broadband
Airline passengers want the ability to send e-mail and access the Internet in flight, and U.S. airlines are responding to that demand, rolling out a series of in-flight broadband trials. For passengers, especially business travelers, the attraction is the...
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