Business & GAThe New Eclipse Four years after a bankruptcy filing halted its operations, Eclipse Aerospace is back with a new twin-engine jet, a new avionics package and a new outlook on the market. In June, Eclipse,…
Business & GAGetting Back to Business After several years of poor sales, the market for new business aircraft seems to be improving for OEMs and their avionics suppliers. In May, Cessna announced with great fanfare the launch of…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Cockpit Displays In these lean economic times, operators of all stripes are increasingly looking for ways to boost the capability and service life of their aircraft. Prominent among potential upgrades are new, more capable…
Business & GAColumn: Strike Out Bird Strikes Aluminum birds and those of the feathered variety just don’t mix. In July, images circulating on the Internet provided a head-on look at a massive hole in a United Airlines Boeing 737…
ATM ModernizationPeople Northrop Grumman Appointments Northrop Grumman announced a series of management changes in its Aerospace and Electronic Systems divisions. Linda A. Mills was named corporate vice president, Operations. She currently is corporate vice…
Business & GASystematic Scout The Aeryon Scout micro Unmanned Aircraft System uses an autonomous quad-rotor helicopter to carry quick-change payloads. Micro-sized Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) launched by foot soldiers, street cops and industrial users promise real-time…
Business & GAAgustaWestland Selects Curtiss-Wright for AW169 Avionics Upgrades AgustaWestland has selected Curtiss-Wright Controls to provide flight recorders for its new AW169 rotorcraft. Curtiss-Wright said its flight recorders will provide data acquisition and black box accident data for the AW169. The…
CommercialSenate Forms Unmanned Aerial Systems Caucus U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) formed a unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) caucus, in hopes of educating lawmakers and staff about the capabilities of the systems. The Senate Unmanned…