Commercial

Rockwell Collins Names Ortberg New CEO

Rockwell Collins on Thursday announced the selection of company President Kelly Ortberg as its new CEO, succeeding Clay Jones, who announced his retirement from the aerospace and defense manufacturer in April after…

Commercial

Airbus ROPS Certified for A320s

Airbus on Thursday announced initial EASA certification of its Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS) for current engine option (ceo) A320 passenger jets. ROPS, an onboard avionics system that increases pilots' situational awareness…

ATM Modernization

Editor's Note: NextGen Matters  

FAA in late June released its much anticipated, but delayed, NextGen Implementation Report, providing a roadmap for implementation and putting dollar amounts and other metrics on how much NextGen will improve our…

ATM Modernization

Industry Scan: News from Paris Airshow

New Products, Contracts for Teledyne Controls El Segundo, Calif.-based Teledyne Controls made a big splash at this year’s Paris Airshow, signing a series of operational connectivity deals and introducing new products designed…

Commercial

Integrated, Expeditionary and Payload-Friendly

From catapult launch to wing-snagging recovery, the Boeing Insitu RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS) will downlink imagery and data to U.S. Marine Corps ground forces and Navy ships. The Navy…

ATM Modernization

Integrating UAS in the NAS

Congress has ordered FAA to enable civil unmanned aircraft to routinely access U.S. airspace by 2015. FAA needs to lay down the rules of the road. But more is required to get…

Editor's Note

Carlisle Interconnect Technologies 

When performance matters, Carlisle Interconnect Technologies (CarlisleIT) has been one of the world’s leading providers of high quality interconnect products for over seventy years. With the acquisition of Thermax and Raydex in…