ATM ModernizationMid-Term Middle Ground The RTCA NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force, formed this year to develop consensus recommendations to expedite the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), has produced a list of suggested operational capabilities in…
ATM ModernizationProduct Focus: Software The fusing of data that gives flight crews better insight into aircraft operations is directly related to the ability of software providers to integrate data from multiple aircraft systems like sensor control,…
ATM ModernizationNew Products DC/DC Converter North Atlantic Industries (NAI), of Bohemia, N.Y., released a 3U, cPCI DC/DC converter, 55MQ2, which provides 150 watts of output power at full load over its operating temperature range of…
MilitaryBoeing 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…
CommercialIcelandair 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 & GAICG Devices Complete SITA Testing International Communications Group (ICG), based in Newport News, Va., said its NxtLink ICS-120A and ICS-220A data devices completed SITA’s VHF AIRCOM Qualification (VAQ) testing in Montreal, and have been approved for use on…
CommercialThales Wins ATC Contract Thales U.K. signed contracts with Belfast International and Cardiff airports for the program management, supply and installation of co-mounted primary surveillance and monopulse mode S secondary surveillance radars, complete with Eurocat air…
CommercialMoog Buys GE Aviation Business Moog, based in East Aurora, N.Y., on Monday announced it had completed the $90 million cash acquisition of the flight control actuation business from GE Aviation. The business, formerly Smiths Aerospace and located in…