Commercial

China Southern Picks Panasonic IFE

Panasonic Avionics said China Southern Airlines selected its eX2 in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for 10 of its new Boeing 787 Dreamliners, which are slated for delivery beginning in 2008. Panasonic, Lake Forest,…

Business & GA

Editor’s Note: Building The Brand

Brad Foreman, the former Marine Corps pilot who heads Thales Aerospace Activities in the United States, sees the Thales logo displayed when he passes through Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, and…

ATM Modernization

Industry Scan

Companies Drawn to Puerto Rico, Open Facilities   Puerto Rico is looking to gain a foothold in the aerospace industry by offering companies the right combination of offshore tax benefits and United…

ATM Modernization

People

Dan McFeeley Korry Electronics, Seattle, named Dan McFeeley president. A 22-year employee of Korry, McFeeley has held several company positions, most recently vice president and chief operating officer, overseeing all operations for…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

September 3-6 Asian Aerospace International Expo & Congress 2007, AsiaWorld-Expo complex, Hong Kong. Contact organizer Reed Exhibitions, phone 852-2824-0330 or visit www.asianaerospace.com. 17-20 SAE 2007 AeroTech Congress & Exhibition, Los Angeles Convention…

Business & GA

Cover Story: Before the Storm

One expression we don’t see in newspapers these days, or hear on radio and TV, is "air pockets," those Bermuda Triangle-like potholes in the sky that airliners used to routinely fall into.…

Military

A Herculean Upgrade

Like Hercules, its mythical namesake, the C-130 airlifter is powerful and versatile. Capable of operating from rough, dirt air strips, the four-engine turboprop has been used to ferry troops into war zones,…

Business & GA

Cockpit Comebacks

With the current backlog for new aircraft extending to more than a year’s wait, more business cases are being made to retrofit avionics into legacy aircraft. Cockpit display retrofits, featuring all-digital avionics,…

Business & GA

Q&A: AEEC Reorganizes, Looks To The Future

Dennis Zvacek is manager of Avionics Engineering with American Airlines, and serves as chairman of AEEC, the ARINC conference formerly called the Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee. Zvacek first put his love of…

Business & GA

Product Focus: ATE

The automatic test equipment industry has entered what some ATE engineers say is a new golden age. With a plethora of new civil and military aircraft being developed, an imperative to transition…