Commercial Commercial: Aerospace RFID On the 10 million-square-foot campus of Spirit AeroSystems’ main assembly plant in Wichita, Kan., small, wireless radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags monitor in real time the location of 30,000 aircraft parts during their…
Business & GA Product Focus: Antennas New, more powerful satellite constellations are allowing aircraft antenna manufacturers to build smaller but highly capable antennas for narrowbody and corporate aircraft. At the same time, these new antennas also bring with…
ATM Modernization New Products ARINC 825 PMC Module TechSAT, of Poing, Germany, in cooperation with Innovative Control Systems, based in Phoenix, Stock Flight Systems and Wetzel Technology released the A825-PMC, described as the first commercially available…
ATM Modernization Perspectives: Production Variance As I have read and listened to the discussion of airline profitability and air-traffic control (ATC) problems, punctuated by bankruptcies, delays, congestion, meltdowns, etc., I have concluded the problem, and therefore the…
Military McDonnell Douglas Wins Navy AESA Contract McDonnell Douglas Corp., St. Louis, Mo., won a $38.5 million contract modification with the U.S. Navy for new spares to support the F/A-18 AN/APG-79 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. Work will…
Commercial Northrop Grumman Wins FAA Contract Northrop Grumman was awarded an $18 million, one-year contract by FAA to maintain and enhance the aeronautical information database, National Airspace System Resource (NASR), and Electronic NASR (eNASR) systems, collectively known as…
Business & GA Aspen Avionics PFD Awarded AML-STC Aspen Avionics, based in Albuquerque, N.M., received FAA Approved Model List Supplemental Type Certification (AML-STC) for its EFD1000 Primary Flight Display (PFD). The company said this certification, combined with the Technical Standard…
Commercial IS&S to Supply Air Data Integration Units Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S), based in Exton, Pa., was selected by Clifford Development to supply Air Data Integration Units (ADIU) to meet FAA requirements for all Full Authority Digital Engine Controls…