http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2009 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:41:28 EST FAA Leadership Supportive Of NextGen Implementation Task Force Report FAA leadership complimented the work of the RTCA NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force, describing its final report as an industry consensus document that helps focus the agency’s NextGen rollout. "The Task Force has forged... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/categories/military/Industry-Scan_36162.html Sun, 1 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EDT Tracy Simpson Crane Aerospace & Electronics, based in Lynnwood, Wash., named Tracy Simpson vice president, Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Development. Simpson has been with Crane Aerospace & Electronics for more than 20 years, primarily in operations-related roles. Most recently he was vice... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/categories/military/People_36163.html Sun, 1 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EDT November 4 Avionics Magazine Webinar, "NextGen Task Force: Applying The Recommendations," 12 noon, EST. Visit www.aviationtoday.com/webinars. 9 SAE/TTA-Group Open Forum, Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle. Visit www.ttagroup.org/news/open-forum.htm. 15-19 Dubai Air Show, Airport... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/categories/military/Calendar_36164.html Sun, 1 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EDT The next-generation missile to arm United States combat helicopters, tactical jets and UAVs will leverage evolutionary improvements in seeker, fuze and control technology. The Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM), now under development by competing industry teams, will replace today’s Hellfire, TOW and... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/categories/military/Lethal-Versatile-Affordable_36165.html Sun, 1 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EDT It’s been a decade since wiring problems led to the crashes of TWA Flight 800 and Swissair Flight 111. Years of regulatory work to address shortcomings in aircraft electrical wiring systems has finally resulted in a FAA rule to address the problem. FAA’s Enhanced Airworthiness Program for... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/categories/military/Product-Focus-Wire-and-Cable_36167.html Sun, 1 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EDT Flight Computer Avidyne, of Lincoln, Mass., introduced an attitude-based DFC100 Digital Flight Control System, which was specifically designed for installation in Cirrus SR20s and SR22s with Avidyne’s dual Air Data and Attitude Heading Reference Systems and the Entegra Release 9 Integrated Flight Deck... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/categories/military/New-Products_36168.html Sun, 1 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EDT Depending on your background, you might be curious as to what wireless data transmission is and if you need that capability aboard your aircraft. Some people resist technology (late adopters) while others understand the benefits and pave the way, sometimes unknowingly creating the standard for an industry... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/categories/commercial/Wireless-Data-Delivers_36166.html Sun, 1 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EDT FAA, Eurocontrol, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and others, with the assistance of companies such as FedEx and Lufthansa, are developing the Aeronautical Information Exchange Model (AIXM), a standard designed to enable the management and... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/categories/commercial/Perspectives-Advancing-AIXM_36170.html Sun, 1 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EDT I couldn’t help but feel patriotic at the Sept. 29 roll-out of the Gulfstream G650 in Savannah, Ga. There we stood, a gaggle of journalists on a makeshift platform, waiting just inside the hangar door of the cavernous new manufacturing building erected for Gulfstream’s biggest, fastest... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/categories/bga/Editors-Note-A-Corner-Turned_36161.html Sun, 1 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EDT It’s not just corporate sloganeering: the aviation industry is truly in the forefront of "green" solutions to reduce air pollution. At the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) conference in October in Orlando, Fla., the business jet sector’s concerted effort to minimize its... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/categories/bga/Aviationtoday-com-Beyond-the-Slogans_36169.html Sun, 1 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EDT