Business & GAAD Aerospace to Supply Camera to EC175 AD Aerospace will supply a tail-mounted camera system to Eurocopter for its EC175 helicopter, the companies announced Thursday. “AD Aerospace is extremely proud to have been selected by Eurocopter to be…
ATM ModernizationExpected Chairman Criticizes NextGen Effort The incoming chairman-apparent of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee promised “rigorous oversight” of the NextGen air-traffic modernization effort following a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that faults FAA’s goal-setting process. Rep.…
MilitaryBAE Awarded Sensor Contract BAE Systems will provide laser warning sensor sets to protect U.S. military aircraft under a $17.7 million contract by Alliant Techsystems, of Arlington, Va. The contract provides components for the AAR-47 Missile…
Editor's NoteAdvancing System Integration with Ethernet TTEthernet (SAE AS6802) for Time-, Mission- and Safety-Critical Systems Time-triggered QoS enhancements for Ethernet satisfy requirements of backplane and backbone applications in aerospace, automotive, energy production and industrial systems. DO-254 compliant TTEthernet…
CommercialNorthrop Grumman Delivers Global Hawk Northrop Grumman delivered the first production Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) sensor to Edwards Air Force Base for integration on the first U.S. Air Force Block 40 Global Hawk. The first…
CommercialLufthansa Relaunches In-Flight Broadband Lufthansa, with equipment from Panasonic Avionics Corp., relaunched Wednesday its in-flight broadband service, called FlyNet, for passengers on long-haul flights. The airline said the service, which will initially be provided on selected North…
CommercialProduct Focus: Databus One of the biggest drivers for new generation databus technology is the transmission of video, images and other visual information — such as for terrain awareness and mapping, as well as weather…
ATM ModernizationPeople Joe Hof Metron Aviation, Dulles, Va., appointed Joe Hof director of business Development for Global ATM Operations. Before joining Metron, Hof was the national operations manager of international operations at FAA’s Air…