Business & GAFAA OKs Eclipse FOQA Program Eclipse Aviation, Albuquerque, N.M., said it received FAA approval of its Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) program. Eclipse Aviation said it is the only aircraft manufacturer that received FAA approval for a…
MilitaryMicrosemi Wins Air Force Contract The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.6 million contract Microsemi Corp., Irvine, Calif., to develop components for lighter, more efficient avionics, radar and communications systems. The contract was awarded to…
Business & GAEditor’s Note: The Final Frontier In this day and age, when passenger amenities, or the lack thereof, distinguish one airline from the next, the Airbus A380 represents the final frontier in cabin customization. Recent interviews with Airbus…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan Honeywell Demonstrates Corporate Aircraft RNP As if on rails, the Honeywell Gulfstream G450 shot several curving, Required Navigation Performance (RNP) approaches to Runway 5 at Morristown Municipal Airport, N.J., each time carving…
ATM ModernizationPeople Roger Wolfe DeCrane Aerospace, Columbus, Ohio, named Roger Wolfe chief executive officer, replacing retiring CEO Dick Kaplan. Wolfe was hired by DeCrane Aerospace following his departure from Landmark Aviation, where he led…
ATM ModernizationCalendar November 6-8 Naverus Required Navigation Performance (RNP) User Conference, Seattle. Contact smelcher@naverus.com for information. 10-11 Aviation Nation 2007, Nellis AFB-Las Vegas Air Show. Contact 702-506-2065 or visit www.aviationnation.org. 11-15 10th Annual Dubai…
Business & GACover Story: ADS-B On The Ground FAA’s NextGen program to modernize the National Airspace System (NAS) took a great leap forward in late August with the selection of an industry team led by ITT Corp. to provide the…
MilitaryMilitary EFBs A good five years behind commercial aviation in embracing electronic flight bags (EFB), the military appears to be on the cusp of a revolution that will see the display technology become a…
Business & GAQ&A: Toward A Global MRO Paul Soubry Jr. was named in August to head the aviation services companies Standard Aero and Landmark Aviation, which have been merged under the ownership of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) of United…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Wire and Cable Wire and cable products are tasked with providing electricity and high-speed data transmissions to a variety of components throughout the cabin and the cockpit. Companies are responding to growing customer demands for…