Commercial

Avista Expands in Wisconsin

Avista Inc., Platteville, Wis., is expanding operations in Wisconsin and plans to hire 40 more engineers, a move the company said is a result of four years of growth, particularly in commercial…

Military

ITCN Wins Boeing C-17 Contract

ITCN, Dayton, Ohio, provide upgraded monitor and control systems for the Boeing’s C-17 program in Long Beach, Calif. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. ITCN will supply its C-TAC Plus…

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New Products

Data Storage VMETRO unveiled three storage devices for use with its Vortex data recording services. The rack mount storage units provide 4Gb fibre channel Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks (RAID) and Switched…

Military

Perspectives: Being Net-Centric

The concept of network centric operations, or network centric warfare (NCO/NCW), emerged in the 1990s. Then called "C4I for the warrior," it focused on creating a unified battle space for joint military…

Military

Finland Orders LITENING Pod

Northrop Grumman received a $30 million contract to deliver LITENING Advanced Targeting (AT) systems to the Finnish Air Force (FiAF) for its F-18 Mid-life Update 2 Program. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman's…

Military

McDonnell Douglas Wins Navy Work

McDonnell Douglas Corp., was awarded $15.4 million delivery order from the U.S. Navy for avionics repair facility support, which provides for repair of various F/A-18 and AV-8B components. Work will be performed…

Business & GA

Editor’s Note: Two Safety Studies

A study that came over the transom recently speaks to improving safety on airline flight decks. Unfortunately another study, or at least the beginnings of one, that could add substantially to what…

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Industry Scan

  Opinion Allows Flexibility In Pilot Headsets Airline pilots have embraced a wide variety of active noise reduction (ANR) products to improve communications and protect their hearing in relatively high-noise cockpits such…

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People

Gregory Bowles The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) in Washington, D.C., promoted Gregory Bowles to director, engineering and manufacturing. Bowles previously served as GAMA’s manager, maintenance and engineering. Bowles’ responsibilities will include…

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Calendar

February 19-24 Singapore Air Show, Changi Exhibition Center, Singapore. Contact (65) 6542 8660 or enquiries@singaporeairshow.com.sg. 24-26 Heli-Expo 2008, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston. Contact organizer Helicopter Association International, phone 703-683-4646 or…