Military

Boeing Upgrades B-52 Communication System

Boeing received a $5.4 million contract to integrate a new satellite communication system on the U.S. Air Force B-52 fleet. The Extremely High Frequency (EHF) system will enable the exchange of information…

Commercial

Icelandair Selects AD Aerospace Security System

Icelandair has chosen AD Aerospace's CabinVu security system for its B757s. CabinVu gives pilots an unobstructed view of the area outside the cockpit door and in the adjacent galleys through a series…

Business & GA

Editor’s Note: The Business Case

As we report in our preview of the 62nd National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) annual meeting and convention this month (page 22), organizers and exhibitors alike are bracing for a reduced event…

ATM Modernization

Industry Scan

Honeywell Display Combines Synthetic Terrain, Enhanced Vision Honeywell Aerospace reports it is close to productionizing a combined synthetic vision, enhanced vision display that will support lower landing minima in a head-down display.…

ATM Modernization

People

Gregory Yeldon CMC Electronics, of Montreal, promoted Gregory Yeldon to president. Yeldon has more than 20 years of experience in the aerospace sector. He has served as interim president of CMC Electronics…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

October 4-7 Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) 54th Annual Conference & Exhibition, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Washington, D.C. Contact ATCA, phone 703-299-2430 or visit www.atca.org. 5-7 Association of the U.S.…

Business & GA

Upgrades Available

Avionics manufacturers, and the association itself, have put a positive spin on this year’s National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention, despite the dour economy and scaled-back plans by some major OEMs. The…

Commercial

Fixing GPS

Brownout" is probably the last term one would ever think of using in association with the Global Positioning System. So when a Stanford University professor briefed a congressional committee in May with…