Business & GAEditor’s Note: UAS In Civil Airspace For each of the past two years that I served as chairman of an avionics conference in Amsterdam, two prominent advocates of mainstreaming unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in civil airspace challenged, even…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan Systems Development Improved On Tranche 2 Typhoon Improved systems development tools and processes have helped shorten the development lifecycle of the Tranche 2 Eurofighter Typhoon, which is scheduled for deliveries to…
ATM ModernizationPeople Joseph B. Smith Alto Aviation, Leominster, Mass., named Joseph B. Smith senior quality manager. Smith has more than 25 years experience in manufacturing, wire harness cable, electromechanical devices and sub assemblies. Alto…
CommercialTeledyne EFB Chosen for Aeroflot Teledyne Controls, El Segundo, Calif., will provide its Class 2 Electronic Flight Bags (EFB) on Aeroflot Russian Airlines’ fleet of 56 A320 and B767. Financial terms were not disclosed. Teledyne will supply…
Business & GAGulfstream Gets EASA OK for RNP-SAAAR Gulfstream Aerospace received approval from European regulators to retrofit any of its four in-production large-cabin Gulfstream aircraft models with Synthetic Vision-Primary Flight Display (SV-PFD). EASA also approved Gulfstream’s PlaneView-equipped business jets –…
MilitaryITT Awarded F/A-18E/F Pact ITT Corp. was awarded an $111 million contract for production of the AN/ALQ-214(V)3, an integrated countermeasure system that provides self-protection capability to the U.S. Navy's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. Under the contract, some…
CommercialJeppesen to Provide RNP Consultant Services FAA granted approval to Jeppesen, Englewood, Colo., to provide qualified Required Navigation Performance (RNP) consultant services to the aviation industry. The approval, Jeppesen said, allows it to guide airlines and other aircraft…
Business & GAGA’s ‘Banner’ Year Despite overall economic uncertainty and continued financial woes for the airlines, the general aviation sector is poised for another banner year in 2008, according to the Aviation Electronics Association (AEA) president. Kicking…