Editor's NoteEra Of Airborne RFID Begins Anticipated for the past several years, the application of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags for component tracking on commercial aircraft is upon us, at least for tags that are "passive," or without…
Editor's NoteProduct Focus: Lighting The use of light emitting diode (LED) technology on commercial and business aircraft is becoming more the norm than the exception. LEDs can be used to illuminate everything from airline logos on…
Editor's NoteNew Products Radar Display USB Interfaces Ballard Technology, of Everett, Wash., introduced the USB 708, a line of portable avionics interfaces that enable computers to communicate with ARINC 708 and similar weather radar display…
Editor's NoteEditor’s Note: Cost Conundrum When JetBlue Airways and FAA announced their partnership to equip JetBlue A320s for ADS-B Out capability, subsidized by $4.2 million in federal dollars, the reporters in the peanut gallery wanted to know…
Editor's NoteIndustry Scan COMMERCIAL SESAR Validation The public-private entity charged with developing the Single European Sky vision will conduct 29 validation projects in Europe this year with the aim of introducing “pre-industrial” procedures, policies and…
Editor's NotePeople Don Embt CSSI, an engineering, IT and applied research company based in Washington, D.C., promoted Don Embt to program manager for the company’s System Engineering 2020 (SE2020) contract. Embt has more than…
Business & GASTC Granted For Eclipse Integrated FMS Eclipse Aerospace, Inc., March 30 said FAA has issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Avio Integrated Flight Management System (IFMS) of the Eclipse twin-engine light jet. The IFMS system was…
CommercialGoodrich Completes 787 Brake Test Goodrich said its electric brake system for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner has completed all required dedicated flight test conditions. To date, the majority of announced 787 customers have selected the Goodrich electric brake…