Editor's Note

Airline Connections

Advanced computing and communication systems aboard commercial airplanes are allowing airlines to operate and maintain their fleets more efficiently than ever before. Since increased efficiency saves money, cost-conscious airlines are embracing this…

Editor's Note

Maintenance Case

Mark Heim, a Charlotte, N.C.-based US Airways aircraft mechanic, works on avionics equipment aboard one of the airline’s Airbus A330. The quest for known predictable costs, along with an emphasis on predictive or…

Editor's Note

New Products

Router Satcom Direct, of Satellite Beach, Fla., announces its new Satcom Direct Router (SDR), a next-generation aircraft network router which will enable business and military aviation customers to manage all cabin communications…

Editor's Note

Calendar

April 9-11 Aircraft Interiors Expo, Hamburg Messe, Hamburg, Germany. Visit www.aircraftinteriorsexpo.com. 8-10 Navy League Sea-Air-Space Exposition, Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, Md. Visit www.seaairspace.org. 16–18 Asian Business Aviation Conference…

Business & GA

UAV Communications

Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) programs are evolving rapidly with a wide range of application requirements in both military/government and civilian applications. At the same time, the market has seen recent advancements in…

Business & GA

Workhorse in Glass

Carson Helicopters in Perkasie, Pa., rebuilds Sikorsky H-3s and S-61s for the State Department and commercial operators.  The company holds 29 STCs for S-61 improvements. Carson Helicopters in Perkasie, Pa., has a…

Editor's Note

People

Pamela Drew ITT Exelis appointed Pamela Drew as president of its Information Systems business area, based in Herndon, Va., leading the company’s air traffic management, cybersolutions and space efforts. Before joining Exelis,…

ATM Modernization

New Products

AFIRS Production FLYHT Aerospace Solutions executed an agreement with Jabil Defense and Aerospace Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jabil Circuit, of St Petersburg, Fla., to manufacture the Automated Information Reporting System…