Business & GA

Business Climb-Out

Last year was one of the worst years in recent memory for business aviation, leaving suppliers and manufacturers hopeful the bottom has been reached. However, even the most optimistic of forecasts predicts…

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Calendar

February 2-7 Singapore Airshow, Changi Exhibition Centre. Visit www.singaporeairshow.com. 20-23 Heli-Expo 2010, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston. Contact Helicopter Association International (HAI), phone 703-683-4646 or visit www.heliexpo.com. March 8-12 PMA-209 Air…

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People

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…

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Editor’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…

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Industry 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…

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NextGen 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…

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NextGen 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…

Military

Growth Curb

In 2009, a new U.S. administration and a shift in defense priorities stirred unease throughout the military aerospace industry. After years of substantial growth in defense spending, the Obama administration endeavored in…