ATM ModernizationNew Products Portable Radio Altimeter, GPS Test Sets Aeroflex Inc., Wichita, Kan. division, introduced the ALT-8000, an RF-based portable radio altimeter flightline test set. It is a lightweight, universal test set for 4.3 GHz…
ATM ModernizationPerspectives: Cooperation Following are excerpts of the keynote address by FAA Administrator J. Randolph Babbitt at the 2010 RTCA Spring Symposium, “Bringing NextGen Into Focus,” which was co-produced by Avionics Magazine, April 6 in…
ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: Real Or Imagined? Is progress toward the 2025 vision of the Next Generation Air Transportation System real or imagined? That, in so many words, was the surprising question asked of me as I filed to…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan Commercial FAA Response FAA executives on April 6 outlined steps they are taking in response to the RTCA NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force recommendations, and pledged ongoing engagement with industry. In a…
CommercialHoneywell ADIRS Selects for A320, A380 Honeywell's Air Data Inertial Reference System (ADIRS) was has been selected as the standard inertial reference system for the Airbus A320, A330/A340 and A380 families, the company announced Friday. The ADIRS provides…
CommercialACSS Submits Transponder for TSO Approval ACSS is seeking FAA certification to make its XS-950 Air Transport Data Link (ATDL) Mode S Transponder DO-260B capable (TSO c166b), the company announced Tuesday. ACSS, a joint venture between L-3 Communications…
ATM ModernizationNorthrop Grumman in Netherlands ATC Contract Northrop Grumman's Europe-based air traffic management subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by Air Traffic Control the Netherlands (LVNL) for the nationwide upgrade and renewal…
MilitaryRaytheon Awarded Radar Contract Raytheon has received an $89.5 million contract award from the U.S. Navy for the continued production of its ALR-67(V)3 digital radar warning receiver. The contract includes systems and spares for the U.S.…
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