Business & GARockwell Collins Eyes Voice Activated Cockpit Adacel, an Orlando, Fla.-based software developer, said it was selected by Rockwell Collins to develop to develop a Voice Activated Cockpit (VAC) interface for its Pro Line avionics suite. Adacel will provide…
CommercialADS-B Rule-Making Notice Released The FAA on Tuesday issued a notice of proposed rulemaking, outlining a proposed initial set of aircraft avionics requirements needed to transition to satellite-based air transportation system. The proposed rule, which is…
MilitaryCover Story: Hawkeye’s Long Vision Like many in their 40s, the E-2 Hawkeye program has learned a lot over the years, becoming smarter and better at what it does while realizing that time has taken its toll.…
Business & GASuperjet Nears Flight Fast approaching a first flight currently scheduled for December, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 is barely a year away from its inaugural delivery to launch customer Aeroflot in November 2008. The development, production…
ATM ModernizationAirframer Advances Surveillance Techniques While ADS-B is the latest catch phrase in air-traffic management, it is not all that new. Many airliners flying throughout Europe already have some Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) capabilities, and official certification…
CommercialQ&A: Thales Partners, Acquires, Expands As senior vice president, aerospace, for the Thales Group, Francois Quentin heads one of six divisions of the growing, $16 billion aerospace, defense and security concern based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, outside Paris. A…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Embedded Software Focused On Code ‘Correctness,’ Security Increasingly software-intensive, avionics stand to benefit from an emphasis on code verification of software used in embedded systems and the emergence of more robust systems that run flight-critical and other applications. Today,…
ATM ModernizationNew Products UAV Radios FreeWave Technologies, Boulder, Colo., released its MM2 900 MHz radio, described as the highest performing wireless spread spectrum radio with the industry’s smallest form factor. FreeWave said the radio is…
CommercialContinental Selects eX2 Panasonic Avionics, Lake Forest, Calif., said Continental Airlines selected its eX2 in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for its 787aircraft slated to be delivered in 2009. Panasonic said the 787 eX2 system will closely…
MilitaryBoeing Tests UAV Boeing said it successfully flew its A160T Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft in September for eight hours while carrying a 1,000-pound payload. During its longest flight to date and the program's 42nd flight overall,…