http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:37:26 EDT The Thales TRAC 2000 radar, pictured here in Ymare, France, is designed for en-route control area, allowing reduced separation between aircraft, according to the company. Here is is co-mounted with the RSM 970S Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar, which provides controler support in severe air traffic... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/issue/cover/Traffic-Tools_78287.html Fri, 1 Feb 2013 0:00:00 EST Despite the seemingly nonstop economic crisis, avionics developers continue to generate safety-enhancing, cost-effective systems that airlines want to buy. And while the overall economic outlook might be murky, there is some cause for optimism for the avionics community. Government mandates are driving... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/issue/cover/Commercial-Avionics-Outlook_78091.html Tue, 1 Jan 2013 0:00:00 EST Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) test pilots in July began using an Integrated Direct Lift Control (IDLC) scheme meant to improve approach performance and reduce pilot workload in carrier landings. Tailored control responses in part differentiate the carrier-based F-35C from its runway and small-deck siblings... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/issue/cover/Tailored-to-Trap_77964.html Sat, 1 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST Emteq’s HD video cable For wire and cable companies, the aviation industry, even in a time of economic austerity, is a key source of opportunities. Smaller, lighter and more capable cables and wire remain a priority for an industry looking to reduce operating costs and support advanced digital... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/issue/cover/Product-Focus-Wire-and-Cable_77717.html Thu, 1 Nov 2012 0:00:00 EDT After several years of poor sales, the market for new business aircraft seems to be improving for OEMs and their avionics suppliers. In May, Cessna announced with great fanfare the launch of its new long-range business jet, the Citation Longitude. Six months earlier, the company launched the mid-range... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/issue/cover/Getting-Back-to-Business_77436.html Mon, 1 Oct 2012 0:00:00 EDT Alaska Airlines, which pioneered RNP, has been flying RNP approaches into 27 airports. In 2011, these approaches saved the airline 210,000 gallon of fuel and $19 million. Performance-based navigation (PBN), a key element in FAA’s NextGen air traffic control modernization initiative, is moving ahead... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/issue/cover/Routing-RNP_77076.html Sat, 1 Sep 2012 0:00:00 EDT Last year, Northrop Grumman Firebird intelligence-gathering air system successfully used three different high-definition video sensors and an electronics support payload all at the same time. Facing tight budgets and a military operation drawdown, unmanned aircraft system (UAS) technology vendors are... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/issue/cover/Product-Focus-Sensor-Payloads_76841.html Wed, 1 Aug 2012 0:00:00 EDT The MH-60R gives the U.S. Navy a multi-sensor, multi-mission helicopter with highly integrated systems. A Lockheed Martin Interrogative Diagnostics and Prognostics Solution provides insight into the many Seahawk subsystems. Systems-rich and highly integrated, the MH-60R and MH-60S helicopters of the U.S... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/issue/cover/Down-To-The-Wire_76351.html Fri, 1 Jun 2012 0:00:00 EDT Garmin’s G1000 flight deck, pictured on a King Air C90, integrates flight information, navigation data, communications, terrain awareness, traffic, weather and engine instruments on a 15-inch multi-function display and two 10.4-inch primary flight displays. Cockpit upgrades for used business aircraft... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/issue/cover/Sprucing-Up_76207.html Tue, 1 May 2012 0:00:00 EDT An AH-1Z Cobra with the Aviation Combat Element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit hovers above the USS Makin Island in the first shipboard deployment of the attack helicopter.   Photo courtesy U.S. Marine Corps Aboard the amphibious assault ship Makin Island, the Bell AH-1Z completes the U.S... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/issue/cover/Snake-Pit-Superior_76012.html Sun, 1 Apr 2012 0:00:00 EDT