ATM Modernization

People

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…

Editor's Note

Calendar

December 8 Issues in Air Traffic Management, an Avionics Magazine webinar, noon to 1 p.m., EST. For more information, visit www.aviationtoday.com/webinars. 2011 January 18–19 Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE), AsiaWorld…

Editor's Note

Advancing 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…

Commercial

Northrop 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…

Commercial

Lufthansa 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…

Military

L-3 Link Wins Contract Option for E-6B Training

L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) was awarded a one-year contract option to continue as the prime contractor and provide support for the U.S. Navy’s E-6B Aircrew Training System (ATS). This…

Business & GA

Sikorsky Invests in UAV Avionics Company

Sikorsky Innovations, the technology development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft, made an equity investment in Adaptive Flight, a Georgia-based manufacturer of avionics system solutions for small and medium-sized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), the…

Military

Link Simulation & Training Wins F/A-18C Work

L-3 's Link Simulation & Training division has been awarded a $24.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide the Kuwait Air Force (KAF) with two F/A-18C Tactical Operational Flight Trainers…