February 8, 2012

MSP Aero Awarded STC for Appareo Data Monitoring Unit

MSP Aero, based in Minneapolis, was awarded a FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for the installation of the Vision 1000 Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) system from Appareo Systems on AgustaWestland AW109/119 series. The Vision 1000 is a part of Appareo Systems' Aircraft Logging and Event Recording for Training and Safety (ALERTS) family of FDM products. ALERTS includes hardware devices like the Vision 1000 and a...

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  • Air France Selects Lufthansa Flight Planning System

    February 8, 2012 | Air France selected Lufthansa Systems' Lido/Flight flight planning system, which calculates optimal flight routes, under a five-year contract announced Tuesday. The system, a component of the Integrated Operations Control Center (IOCC) from Lufthansa Systems...

  • Congress Passes Long-Awaited  FAA Reauthorization

    February 7, 2012 | Congress passed long-awaited, long-term FAA funding authorization on Monday, funding the agency through 2015 and giving a big boost to the agency's multi-billion-dollar Next Generation Air Transportation (NextGen) initiative. The four-year...

  • ERAM Achieves Initial Operating Capability at 6 Sites

    February 6, 2012 | FAA and prime contractor Lockheed Martin on Monday announced that six sites have achieved initial operating capability in the En Route Modernization (ERAM) program. ERAM is now operational at Chicago, Los Angeles, Oakland, Albuquerque, Minneapolis and...

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  • ATC Global Announces 2012 Seminars, Workshops

    February 2, 2012 | Workshops and conference sessions at this year's ATC Global Exhibition and Conference will bring together leaders in the international air traffic management community, discussing the regulatory and technological issues facing the future of the global...

  • Qantas Launches Q Streaming IFE System

    February 1, 2012 | Qantas launched its Q Streaming in-flight entertainment system, based on technology from Lufthansa Systems, on a pilot test on a Boeing 767-300, the companies announced Wednesday. The system, which allows passengers access to on-demand movies, television...

  • FAA TSO Approvals Transferred to Cobham Florida Facility

    January 31, 2012 | Cobham Beacon Solutions, based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., received 24 FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) authorizations for the Artex Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) product line. The FAA has allowed transition of the previous approval from...