Business & GAUpgrades 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…
CommercialFixing 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…
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 & GAEditor’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…