ATM Modernization

Industry Scan

  ARINC Chairman Affirms Commitment To AMC Conference Airline and avionics industry representatives who gathered in April for the 59th annual AMC general session were reassured by parent organization ARINC that the…

ATM Modernization

People

Allan L. Kramer Shadin Avionics, St. Louis Park, Minn., promoted Allan L. Kramer to CEO. He will oversee and manage the company’s operations. Most recently, Kramer was Shadin’s executive director of operations.…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

June 23-27 International Flight Inspection Symposium, Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City. Phone 800-203-5494 or visit www.ifis2008.com. July 14-20 Farnborough International Air Show, Farnborough Airport, England. Call +44 (0) 20 7976 3330 or…

Military

Joining the Battle

The Army wants helicopter crews and ground troops to share real-time video and still imagery, text orders and situation reports, and graphical battle plans. The combat payoff could be dramatic. Boeing simulation…

Business & GA

Training On Tiger

The French Army is confident its new Eurocopter EC-665 Tiger attack helicopters will be declared operational and mission-ready by the start of next year. The first four machines entered service with the…

Commercial

Landing Guidance

Of all the world’s major industries, there must be very few that have the same level of self-imposed standardization of equipment, operating practices and standards as that of aviation. Furthermore, under the…

Commercial

Product Focus: Electronic Flight Bags

Now that software provider Jeppesen has received FAA approval to integrate airport moving maps with "own-ship" display on Class 2 electronic flight bags (EFB), the industry is moving on to an even…

ATM Modernization

New Products

Separation Kernel LynuxWorks, San Jose, Calif., unveiled LynxSecure 2.0, its next-generation software separation kernel and embedded hypervisor. LynxSecure 2.0 enables different operating systems (OS) to exist on the same platform, allowing the…