ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan ADS-B Ground Station Roll-Out Progresses Toward September Milestone Half of the planned radio sites for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) “essential” services have been built under Segment 1 of the FAA contract, which…
ATM ModernizationPeople Larry Alexandre Sagem Avionics, Grand Prairie, Texas, appointed Larry Alexandre CEO. He succeeds Jean Baudin, who moved to a corporate position within Sagem. Alexandre has held a variety of leadership positions in…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Lighting With the first generation of light-emitting diode (LED) technology proving its value on the flight deck and in the cabin, manufacturers of aircraft lighting systems are developing second-generation systems that throw off…
Business & GAEMS Antenna Wins Inmarsat Approval The eNfusion AMT-700 High-gain Antenna (HGA) from EMS Aviation received an Inmarsat Letter of Assessment as a Class 6 multi-channel aeronautical antenna, the company announced Wednesday. This assessment signifies that the antenna…
CommercialPanasonic Partners with Deutsche Telekom Panasonic Avionics Corp., based in Lake Forest, Calif., on Monday announced a strategic agreement with Deutsche Telekom which designates Deutsche Telekom and its T-Mobile brand as the preferred wireless internet service provider for Panasonic Avionics’…
CommercialSoftware Fixes Cause Airline Headache A US Airways executive admonished aircraft component suppliers to do a better job in developing software that later must be fixed and reloaded, telling them to “get it right the first time.”…
MilitaryRaytheon Delivers IFF Equipment to Air Force Raytheon on Tuesday said it delivered to the U.S. Air Force the first of the KIV-77 Mode 4/5 crypto applique computers for Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) equipment. Raytheon said the KIV-77 is…
CommercialNovair Selects navAero EFB Swedish tour operator Novair will install navAero's Class 2 tBag C22 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) on its Airbus A321s. The contract includes cross-connected dual tBag C22 EFB with the tPad 2000 display, and…