ATM Modernization

Airbus Launches ATM Subsidiary

Airbus on Tuesday announced plans to launch a new air traffic management subsidiary, called Airbus ProSky, calling it a "channel through which Airbus will interact and develop ATM programs such as Single…

Business & GA

Lee County EMS Selects Becker Audio System

Lee County, Fla., has selected the DVCS6100 Digital Audio System from Becker Avionics, of Sarasota, Fla., for integration into its recently acquired Bell 430 twin-engine helicopter for its MEDSTAR emergency medial services…

Commercial

Esterline to Acquire Eclipse Electronic Systems

Esterline Corp., based in Bellevue, Wash., on Monday announced a $120 million acquisition of Eclipse Electronic Systems, Richardson, Texas, a supplier of signals intelligence and communications intelligence receiver hardware to the airborne…

Military

Raytheon Awarded F/A-18 AESA Radar Contract

Naval Air Systems Command has awarded a $52 million contract to Raytheon to produce APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars for F/A-18 Super Hornet. "Raytheon's high-performance AESA radar systems offer greater…

Business & GA

Aspiring, Ascending

Aspire and Ascend are the names of two new product lines announced by EMS Aviation and Rockwell Collins, respectively, at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention in Atlanta in October. They…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

January 18–19 Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE), AsiaWorld Expo and Hong Kong Business Aviation Center, Hong Kong. For more information, visit www.abace.aero/2011. March 5-8 Heli-Expo 2011, Orange County Convention Center,…

ATM Modernization

Brighter Skies Ahead?

Despite the economic meltdown of 2009, the United States airline industry is gradually recovering, as passengers return to the skies and carriers’ balance sheets shift from red to black. Airlines including JetBlue,…

Business & GA

Product Focus: Switches

In a drive to boost efficiency and lower costs, fundamental aircraft components, including cockpit switches, are being required to use less space and energy, or in the industry parlance, to adopt a…