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May 1, 2007
People
Teri G. Marconi Northrop Grumman named Teri G. Marconi vice president of the combat avionics business unit for its Electronic Systems sector. Marconi will have executive responsibility for the company’s combat avionics portfolio, including radar and...
May 1, 2007
Calendar
May 21-24 Regional Airline Association (RAA) Annual Convention, Memphis Marriott Downtown, Memphis, Tenn. Contact RAA, phone 202-367-1170 or visit www.raa.org. 21-24 World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) Conference and Educational Workshops, Zurich...
May 1, 2007
Europe Moves on Datalink
The day when pilots and air traffic controllers in Europe can bid farewell to routine voice messaging — for sector handovers, ATC clearances and the like — is coming closer as datalink communications take hold. This year, some 350 aircraft...
May 1, 2007
A Single Solution To ADS-B?
The move by FAA to "performance-based" contracting, where the end product is the certifiable goal, and the means to reach it is not rigidly specified, has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantages include allowing suppliers to replace costly...
May 1, 2007
New Products
Management Systems Universal Avionics Systems, Tucson, Ariz., introduced WAAS-enabled Flight Management Systems (FMS). Universal said the FMSs, known as the UNS-1Lw, UNS-1Ew, UNS-1Espw, and UNS-1Fw, will be used on business/regional jets and are designed for...
May 1, 2007
Perspectives: Support Avionics Training Program
The advancement of our national resource of properly educated and qualified aircraft and avionics technicians is imperative to our economic and military future. The National Center for Aircraft Technician Training (NCATT) in particular is helping to...
April 1, 2007
Letters
LAAS v. WAAS I read William Reynish’s article "Happy Landing for LAAS?" (January 2007, page 30) with great interest. My main responses to the article are these: Boeing, Airbus and the airlines are...
April 1, 2007
Industry Scan
Chew: ATO Hitting Targets Russell G. Chew came to FAA in 2003 to head the agency’s first "performance-based" Air Traffic Organization (ATO). His recent departure came in the midst of the critical transition to a satellite-based air traffic...
April 1, 2007
People
Bosemer, McAuliff, Greer Landmark Aviation, Tempe, Ariz., named Gary Bosemer director of avionics marketing. Bosemer, formerly Landmark Aviation’s Avionics & Airframe sales manager, will be responsible for program and product development and...
March 1, 2007
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 severe economic consequences, according to an ongoing...
March 1, 2007
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 and Remote Sensing business area, including...
March 1, 2007
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, Expo XXI...
March 1, 2007
Special Report: Securing Intellectual Property
Intellectual property (IP) is as important to avionics as avionics is to an aircraft. Properly securing, maintaining and policing intellectual property rights will help maximize a company’s ability to attract investment, protect its business advantage...
March 1, 2007
Safety: Inertial System Drift
The most expensive failure of a twin Inertial Reference System (IRS) occurred on the first Ariane V rocket in 1996. Thirty-seven seconds after liftoff, a software fault caused an extreme attitude change, which tore the launch vehicle apart. Apart from...
March 1, 2007
Perspectives: eLORAN’s Shortcomings
While I share the concern about possible backups to automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) in the event of GPS local or larger outages, I don’t believe the entire story about Enhanced Loran...
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