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September 4, 2009 N/A
Time is Running Out....
Avionics Magazine and standards-setting organization RTCA have teamed to present a one-day conference, “NowGen NEXT,” Sept. 15 in Washington, D.C. The conference, featuring FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt as keynote speaker, will be the public...
September 3, 2009 N/A
FAA to Enhance New York Air Safety
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is revising flight procedures to create safe, dedicated operating corridors for all the aircraft that fly at lower altitudes around Manhattan and over the Hudson River. A New York Airspace Task Force developed a...
September 1, 2009 Avionics
Industry Scan
Alaska Airlines Pursues ‘Greener Skies’ Project At Seattle-Tacoma Airport Carrier Alaska Airlines and partners have launched a "greener skies" initiative at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, incorporating Required Navigation...
September 1, 2009 Avionics
SWIM: NextGen’s IT Infrastructure
System Wide Information Management (SWIM), the IT component of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), is laying the technological infrastructure for the future airspace. Using commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) systems, SWIM aims to streamline...
September 1, 2009 Avionics
People
Rod Bissell QinetiQ North America, based in Huntsville, Ala., appointed Rod Bissell senior vice president of business development at its Systems Engineering Group, responsible for managing the group’s Aerospace & Missile Technology business...
September 1, 2009 Avionics
Calendar
September 2-3 Search & Rescue Summit, featuring the Helicopter Heroism Award, sponsored by Rotor & Wing Magazine. Hyatt Regency Reston, Reston, Va. Visit www.aviationtoday.com/sar. 2-3 FAA/Air Transport Association International Symposium on Human...
September 1, 2009 Avionics
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...
September 1, 2009 N/A
Boston Logan Gets ASDE-X
Boston Logan International is now operating with the Sensis Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X (ASDE-X), a runway incursion detection and alerting system. Logan is the 19th airport to receive the technology through the FAA’s ASDE-X program. A...
August 31, 2009 Air Safety Week
Airline Pilots Without Radios Feared the Worst
Think fast. What do you do if you are the flight deck crew of an Airbus jetliner flying from Spain to England, and while flying over France you suffer an electrical failure that takes out all of your radios, electronic instrument displays and automatic flight...
August 31, 2009 Air Safety Week
Avionics Magazine/RTCA Team on NextGen
Avionics Magazine and standards-setting organization RTCA have teamed to present a one-day conference, "NowGen NEXT," Sept. 15 in Washington, D.C. The conference, featuring FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt as keynote speaker, will be the public...
August 31, 2009 Air Safety Week
Security Shortlines
Alleged Swindler Who Faked Death Sentenced to Four Years in Prison The Indiana man who bailed out of a Piper PA-46 Malibu and allowed it to crash in an attempt to fake his own death was sentenced to 51 months in a federal prison, and ordered to pay more than...
August 31, 2009 Avionics
Sensis ADSE-X Operational at Newark
Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X (ASDE-X) system from Sensis, based in Syracuse, N.Y., is now operational at Newark Liberty...
August 31, 2009 Rotor & Wing
Schumer Proposes Hudson Airspace Measures
During a press conference on Sunday, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) offered a series of measures that would seek to prevent crashes similar to the Aug. 8 collision involving a helicopter...
August 31, 2009 N/A
HEMS Webinar to Examine the Issues
The alarming rise in helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) accidents in recent years has prompted a special National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) public forum on HEMS safety, a congressional hearing and much media coverage. And a senior Federal...
August 28, 2009 Rotor & Wing
NTSB Seeks Hudson Airspace Improvements
While condemning the actions of controllers surrounding the Aug. 8 midair collision of a helicopter and small aircraft over the Hudson River, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recommended a series of steps to...
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