Embedded AvionicsCountering MANPADS Undeniably one of the most present and most concealed threats on the battlefield today remains the shoulder-launched, heat-seeking surface-to-air missiles, or Man Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS), a lightweight and proliferating weapon…
Business & GAERAM Troubles Software problems related to FAA’s $2.1 billion En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) project are threatening to delay the agency’s multi-billion-dollar Next Generation Transportation System (NextGen) initiative. In its simplest form, ERAM will…
Business & GAConnectors The requirements for higher bandwidth and speed and lower weight and power use are driving expanded use of fiber optics in the aircraft cabin and cockpit. The technology, increasingly being used to…
ATM ModernizationNew Products IFE App Innotech Aviation, of Montreal, and Esoteric, of Irvine, Calif., introduced the SkyPad app, allowing users of Innotech’s I-Ku broadband system to use their own personal iPads as the controller of…
ATM ModernizationPeople Vincent Buffa Data Device Corp. (DDC), of Bohemia, N.Y., appointed Vincent Buffa to president. Buffa has held leadership positions in engineering, sales, marketing, operations and program management. Prior to joining DDC, he…
ATM ModernizationCalendar February 11-14 Heli-Expo 2012, Dallas Convention Center, Dallas. Visit www.heliexpo.com. 14-19 Singapore Airshow 2012, Changi Exhibition Centre, Singapore. Visit www.singaporeairshow.com. 22 Enhancing Your Flight Operations With Global Voice and Data Connectivity, an…
CommercialQantas Launches Q Streaming IFE System Qantas launched its Q Streaming in-flight entertainment system, based on technology from Lufthansa Systems, on a pilot test on a Boeing 767-300, the companies announced Wednesday. The system, which allows passengers access to…
MilitaryBoeing Begins Production of Super Hornet Targeting System Boeing has started production of the new Distributed Targeting System (DTS) for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighter, the company announced Wednesday. DTS provides enhanced targeting capability for the Super Hornet as part…