Business & GA

Pass The Ketchup

One of the biggest buzzwords around the aviation industry right now is biofuel, a movement which promises to allow operators to fly cleaner, more efficiently, and maybe even less expensively by using…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

December 14 A New Vision: Next Generation Synthetic Vision Systems, An Avionics Magazine Webinar. Visit www.aviationtoday.com/webinars/2011-1214.html. January 2012 19-21 Bahrain International Air Show 2012, Sakhir Air Base, Bahrain. Visit www.farnborough.com. February 11-14…

ATM Modernization

People

Ralph F. Meoni Thales appointed Ralph F. Meoni president of Thales USA Defense & Security, headquartered in Arlington, Va. Meoni will be responsible for overseeing, shaping and executing day-to-day operations and business…

ATM Modernization

Industry Scan

Expanded NextGen Text Bed Opens in Florida FAA, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and industry partners on Nov. 7 marked the opening of an expanded Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) Test Bed in…

Commercial

Virgin Atlantic Selects Cobham Antenna

Cobham’s HGA-7001 SATCOM high gain antenna subsystem has been selected by Virgin Atlantic for the airline’s Boeing 747 cabin upgrade program to commence in 2012, the companies said this week. Virgin Atlantic…

ATM Modernization

New Products

RTOS DDC-I, of Phoenix, introduced real-time operating system (RTOS) products supporting the ARINC 653, Part 4 strict subset. The Part 4 subset has been specifically defined for systems that do not require…

Business & GA

Monarch Airlines Selects Goodrich EFB

Monarch Airlines selected Goodrich's SmartDisplay Electronic Flight Bags (EFB) for its Airbus A300, A320, A321 and A330 aircraft. Monarch has completed initial installation of the system on an A321 and conducted a…

Commercial

Astronics Acquires Ballard Technology

Astronics Corp., based in East Aurora, N.Y., paid $24 million to acquire privately held Ballard Technology, an Everett, Wash.-based manufacturer of avionics interface systems for defense and commercial aerospace applications, the company announced Wednesday.…