ATM Modernization

Europe’s Green Pursuit

A Scandinavian Airline System (SAS) Boeing 737 descends noiselessly to the threshold of Arlanda Airport at Stockholm, Sweden, having just completed a descent with engines at idle or nearly so. This is…

ATM Modernization

People

Universal Appointments Universal Avionics, Tucson, Ariz., made several management moves, including the appointment of a chief operating officer (COO). Paul DeHerrera (right), who most recently was vice president of marketing and product…

ATM Modernization

Industry Scan

  First-Quarter Report: Osprey Delivers The Goods in Iraq The first MV-22 Osprey tiltrotors assigned for operational duty in Iraq arrived in country last October. The following report, based on the first…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

March 5-6 Avionics Expo 2008 Conference and Exhibition, Passenger Terminal Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Visit www.avionics-event.com. 10-11 FAA 33rd Annual Forecast Conference, Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. Visit www.faa.gov. 11-13 ATC Global 2008…

Military

Editor’s Note: System of Systems

Network centric warfare is hard to get your arms around. There’s a lot happening out there, and living the life of a middle-aged urban professional doesn’t often expose you to the intricacies…

Business & GA

Q&A: AMC And The Evolution of Avionics Maintenance

Axel Mueller, general manager with Lufthansa Technik in Tulsa, Okla., serves as chairman of the Avionics Maintenance Conference (AMC), an air-transport organization sponsored by the ARINC Industry Activities division. During his two…

Commercial

Goodrich to Acquire TEAC Aerospace

Goodrich Corp., Charlotte, N.C., will pay an undisclosed sum to buy TEAC Aerospace Holdings, the companies said Friday. TEAC, based in Monterey Park, Calif., manufactures proprietary airborne mission data, video recording and…

Commercial

CAE Signs $53 Million in Contracts

CAE, based in Montreal, signed contracts to design and manufacture four full-flight simulators (FFS) and associated training devices with Lufthansa Flight Training and Xiamen Airlines. The total value of the contracts is…