Business & GA

Synthetic Vision Systems

Rockwell Collins SVS, as pictured on the Heads-Up Guidance System of its test aircraft flying over Washington state. As synthetic vision systems become more mainstream, technology providers are refining their offerings to…

Business & GA

Q&A: Embry-Riddle’s Alex Mirot

Alex Mirot Interest in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), particularly in the civil space, is growing rapidly. And as the FAA looks to integrate civilian UASs into the National Airspace System during the…

ATM Modernization

New Products

Battery Charger/Analyzer MarathonNorco Aerospace, based in Waco, Texas, added the RF80-M Programmable Battery Charger/Analyzer to its Christie ReFLEX product line. The RF80-M includes advanced micro- controller technology with a programmable touch-screen display,…

ATM Modernization

People

Shahram Askarpour Innovative Solutions & Support, based in Exton, Pa., promoted Shahram Askarpour to president of the company. He will replace Roman Ptakowski, who is retiring. Ptakowski will continue to serve as…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

May 14-16 European Business Aviation Association Convention and Exhibition (EBACE), Geneva PALEXPO and Geneva International Airport, Geneva, Switzerland. Visit www.ebace.aero. 22-24 Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA)/FAA/NASA Technical Symposium, Resorts Hotel and Casino,…

ATM Modernization

Editor’s note: iCockpit

If the number of press releases that come into my inbox are any indication, tablet computers, more specifically iPads, are becoming as ubiquitous in airplanes as seatback tray tables and multifunction displays.…

Commercial

Marines Order Raven UAS from AeroVironment

AeroVironment received a $3.7 million order from the Marine Corps to supply RQ-11B Raven small unmanned aircraft systems and initial spares packages. The RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft system is a 4.2-pound, backpackable,…