CommercialDatalink The value of aircraft datalink communications is proving itself on a daily basis, from the traditional aircraft communications addressing and reporting system (ACARS) that transmits specific aircraft parameter data from the plane…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Wiring Crimp Splices Tyco Electronics, Harrisburg, Pa., introduced its D-200 MiniSeal Crimp Splices, which the company said are ideal for aerospace and defense applications. The splice combines a nickel-plated copper crimp barrel…
CommercialPerspectives: Special Committee 205 As noted in the Avionics June 2008 Editor’s Note regarding RTCA Special Committee 205, which is working to update DO-178B, “The best-laid plans and remedies may not work as hoped or expected.”…
CommercialInmarsat-4 Launch Date Set The long-awaited third Inmarsat-4 satellite will be launched Aug. 14, Inmarsat announced Tuesday. The launch will take place from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and if successful will complete the global constellation…
CommercialXiamen Airlines Selects Rockwell Collins Rockwell Collins will provide a suite of avionics for 12 Boeing 737NGs for Xiamen Airlines. The deal also includes an option for an additional 25 aircraft. Delivery begins in 2009 and continues…
CommercialEditor's Note: Sense Of Urgency Under pressure in its efforts to manage air-traffic growth, FAA appears to have a capable new commander in Hank Krakowski, the former United Airlines executive named last fall to head the agency’s…
MilitaryBoeing Wins Air Force Contract Boeing was awarded a $14.9 million contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to develop technologies to enable airborne electronic attack from long distances. The contract includes systems engineering studies focusing…
CommercialSpirit Airlines Renews ARINC Datalink Pact Spirit Airlines, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., renewed its contract with ARINC, Annapolis, Md., for its GLOBALinkSM data link communications contract for an additional 5 years. Financial terms were not disclosed. Spirit Airlines, an…