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Thursday, May 1, 2008
Letters
Fancy Gadgets Having followed the "advances" in avionics and flight procedures since receiving my wings in 1958, and having just finished reading your entire March edition, I wonder if we’re not re-inventing the "wheel" and in the process cluttering up the cockpit with multiple and... [read more]
May 1, 2008
Industry Scan
Systems Development Improved On Tranche 2 Typhoon Improved systems development tools and processes have helped shorten the development lifecycle of the Tranche 2 Eurofighter Typhoon, which is scheduled for deliveries to partner nations beginning this...
May 1, 2008
People
Joseph B. Smith Alto Aviation, Leominster, Mass., named Joseph B. Smith senior quality manager. Smith has more than 25 years experience in manufacturing, wire harness cable, electromechanical devices and sub assemblies. Alto Aviation manufactures aircraft...
May 1, 2008
Calendar
May 5-7 Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance (ICNS) Conference, Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center, Bethesda, Md. Visit http://i-cns.org. 5-8 Regional Airline Association (RAA) Annual Convention, Indiana Convention Center...
May 1, 2008
Bridging the Gap
Canada’s Bombardier is preparing to introduce two new aircraft to the commercial airline industry over the next five years. The airframer will complete its regional jet family with the soon-to-fly CRJ1000 NextGen and make its first foray into the realm...
May 1, 2008
Performance-Based Communications
Our air transportation system is becoming increasingly stressed. Fuel costs are rising; we are facing more safety, security and environmental protection requirements. But we also have a variety of technologies to help in the solution. The market is demanding...
May 1, 2008
Product Focus: Lighting
Light emitting diode technology is increasingly changing cockpit and aircraft lighting systems Cockpit lighting technology has traditionally moved at a glacial pace compared to other systems on the aircraft, namely computer or semiconductor technologies that...
May 1, 2008
New Products
Software Development Environment AdaCore, of New York and Paris, released the 12th annual edition of its GNAT Pro Ada software development environment, available in 44 configurations on 79 different operating systems, including versions of Windows...
May 1, 2008
Aviationtoday.com: Muted Celebration
This year’s award for "Most Overheard Statement" at an aerospace trade show in the first quarter of 2008 goes to: "What do you mean I can’t come into the chalet for a drink? I’m a journalist!" Second place goes to...
April 1, 2008
Editor’s Note: All That It Seems?
Is Singapore really all it seems? I was well aware of this island-nation’s reputation as a prosperous, orderly place before traveling there in February for what was billed as the first Singapore Airshow under new management. You’ll recall that the...
April 1, 2008
Industry Scan
Green Is The Color du Jour At Singapore Air Show Solar Impulse and the Airbus A380, two aircraft with roughly the same wingspan — 80 meters (262 feet) — but little else in common, were recognized at the Singapore Airshow for their present and...
April 1, 2008
People
Alan Caslavka Alan Caslavka was named vice president and general manager of Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence Solutions for Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In this role, Caslavka is responsible for developing solutions, to include...
April 1, 2008
Calendar
April 6-9 Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) Convention, National Harbor, Md. Contact AAAA, phone 203-268-2450 or visit www.quad-a.org. 14-17 Avionics Maintenance Conference, Tulsa Marriott Southern Hills, Tulsa, Okla. Contact organizer ARINC, phone...
April 1, 2008
Commercial: Aerospace RFID
On the 10 million-square-foot campus of Spirit AeroSystems’ main assembly plant in Wichita, Kan., small, wireless radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags monitor in real time the location of 30,000 aircraft parts during their transformation from...
April 1, 2008
Product Focus: Antennas
New, more powerful satellite constellations are allowing aircraft antenna manufacturers to build smaller but highly capable antennas for narrowbody and corporate aircraft. At the same time, these new antennas also bring with them design and manufacturing...
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