ATM ModernizationEra System Selected for Frankfurt Airport Era a.s., based in Fairfax, Va., said its Squid vehicle tracking units have been selected for Germany's Frankfurt Airport. The company said 228 Squid units will support the airport’s advanced surface movement…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman, Army Hit RC-12X Milestone Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Army said it completed successful electromagnetic interference/electromagnetic compatibility (EMI/EMC) testing on the first RC-12X Guardrail, bringing the signals intelligence (SIGINT) system one step closer to providing mission-critical…
Business & GARockwell Collins Acquires AR Group Rockwell Collins said Monday it completed its acquisition of AR Group, Inc., and AR Group's affiliated companies, including Air Routing International, a provider of trip support services for business aircraft flight operations.…
ATM ModernizationPeople Neilson Mackay EMS Technologies, of Atlanta, named Neilson A. Mackay president and CEO, following the departure of Paul B. Domorski. Mackay most recently was executive vice president and chief operating officer. Before…
ATM ModernizationEditor’s Note: Advancing NextGen January is the occasion for looking forward, and there is no more forward-looking topic than the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). To bring us up to date — you’ll recall the…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan Business/GA Head-Up Guidance Rockwell Collins in December received FAA certification of its HGS-6605 Head-Up Guidance System on the Bombardier Challenger 605. The head-up display was developed together with an Enhanced Vision System…
ATM ModernizationNextGen Special Section: Stacking Up SESAR, NextGen The origins of the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) program and RTCA’s NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force, or Task Force 5 (TF5), differ significantly in that SESAR originated as a result…
ATM ModernizationNextGen Special Section: Applying The Recommendations After seven months of intensive meetings involving some 300 aviation industry stakeholders, the RTCA NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force issued a final report on Sept. 9, 2009. Some of the recommendations may…