ATM Modernization

New Products

‘NAVPad’ Electronic Flight Bag AirGator, of Mount Kisco, N.Y., expanded its NAVPad family of electronic flight bags (EFB) with the addition of NAVPad 8X and 10X. The systems use the Intel ATOM…

ATM Modernization

Editor’s Note: Advancing NextGen

January is the occasion for looking forward, and there is no more forward-looking topic than the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). To bring us up to date — you’ll recall the…

ATM Modernization

People

Neilson Mackay EMS Technologies, of Atlanta, named Neilson A. Mackay president and CEO, following the departure of Paul B. Domorski. Mackay most recently was executive vice president and chief operating officer. Before…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

February 2-7 Singapore Airshow, Changi Exhibition Centre. Visit www.singaporeairshow.com. 20-23 Heli-Expo 2010, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston. Contact Helicopter Association International (HAI), phone 703-683-4646 or visit www.heliexpo.com. March 8-12 PMA-209 Air…

Business & GA

Business Climb-Out

Last year was one of the worst years in recent memory for business aviation, leaving suppliers and manufacturers hopeful the bottom has been reached. However, even the most optimistic of forecasts predicts…

Commercial

Product Focus: Databus

With digital flight control systems on aircraft like the under-development Airbus A350XWB becoming more prevalent, commercial manufacturers are beginning to follow the path laid by the military in using 1553 databus technology,…

Military

French Tigers In Afghanistan

Since last summer, the French Army Aviation Légère de l’Armée de Terre (ALAT) has taken the first step to adding a new rotary recce and strike capacity to its forces now operating…

Military

Preferred Payloads

While armed Predators and Reapers make headlines hunting terrorists and insurgents, other unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) quietly fight what was formerly known as the Global War On Terror with Intelligence, Surveillance and…