CommercialContinental Selects eX2 Panasonic Avionics, Lake Forest, Calif., said Continental Airlines selected its eX2 in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for its 787aircraft slated to be delivered in 2009. Panasonic said the 787 eX2 system will closely…
MilitaryBoeing Tests UAV Boeing said it successfully flew its A160T Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft in September for eight hours while carrying a 1,000-pound payload. During its longest flight to date and the program's 42nd flight overall,…
CommercialEditor’s Note: 13 Unlucky Hours Having logged a fair number of air miles for business and pleasure over the past four decades, I’ve by and large managed to avoid the kinds of airport fiascoes you see on…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan Flight-Control Technology Drives UAV Airspace Integration A leading developer of navigation and flight-control systems for UAVs sees technology driving the integration of manned and unmanned aircraft in civilian airspace ever closer. Within…
ATM ModernizationPeople Viggiano, Lo Brutto Sensis Corp., Syracuse, N.Y., promoted Marc Viggiano, who was senior vice president, to the newly created position of chief strategy officer, and Antonio Lo Brutto to head its Air…
ATM ModernizationCalendar October 8-11 Flight Simulator Engineering & Maintenance Conference, Hotel Montreal Bonaventure, Montreal. Visit www.arinc.com. 21-25 26th Digital Avionics Systems Conference, Adam’s Mark Hotel, Dallas. Visit www.dasconline.org. 25-26 Rotor Focus 2007, sponsored by…
MilitaryCover Story: Hawkeye’s Long Vision Like many in their 40s, the E-2 Hawkeye program has learned a lot over the years, becoming smarter and better at what it does while realizing that time has taken its toll.…
Business & GASuperjet Nears Flight Fast approaching a first flight currently scheduled for December, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 is barely a year away from its inaugural delivery to launch customer Aeroflot in November 2008. The development, production…