Business & GA

Rockwell Collins to Buy Athena Technologies

Rockwell Collins will pay an undisclosed sum to acquire Athena Technologies, Inc., a privately held company that develops and provides flight control and navigation solutions primarily to the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)…

Military

Boeing Wins JHMCS Contract

Boeing won a $24 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS) Full Rate Production four (FRP 4) for F-15E, JHMCS pilot equipment.

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…

Business & GA

Product Focus: Displays

Consumer electronic influences and technological advances associated with the latest aircraft model types are spurring new display technologies in the cockpit. However, these advances, including 15-inch-displays and touch-screen technology, come with their…