ATM Modernization

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…

ATM Modernization

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…

ATM Modernization

New Products

‘NAVPad’ Electronic Flight Bag AirGator, of Mount Kisco, N.Y., expanded its NAVPad family of electronic flight bags (EFB) with the addition of NAVPad 8X and 10X. The systems use the Intel ATOM…

ATM Modernization

Product Focus: Connectors

The design philosophy of ARINC’s connector working groups until recently has trended toward new generation connectors designed specifically for high-throughput in-flight entertainment (IFE) applications. The economic realities of commercial aviation, however, drive…

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…

ATM Modernization

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…

Military

Lockheed Martin Awarded Navy Contract

Lockheed Martin Systems Integration, based in Owego, N.Y., was awarded a $82 million contract modification for the production and delivery of common cockpits for the MH-60S Lot 12 Knighthawk helicopter and MH-60R Lot 8 Seahawk helicopter. In…