Military

Rockwell Collins Wins Navy Contract

Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, won an $8.7 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to exercise an option for AN/ARC-210(V) electronic protection radio systems. This modification consists of six each high…

ATM Modernization

Cover Story: Outlook 2008: Growth Continues

Industry fortunes can be fickle. Airlines once again are profitable. Airframers are experiencing record orders and healthy backlogs. Enabling technologies for safer, more precise and efficient operations are being implemented in Europe,…

Business & GA

Outlook 2008: Avionics Test Market Outlook

The market for avionics Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) is alive and well. This is an exciting and dynamic marketplace for vendors in both the military and commercial segment. This article will provide…

Commercial

Cabin Comfort On The A380

The first Airbus A380 to enter commercial service, delivered to Singapore Airlines last October some 18 months later than planned, was anticipated as much for its cabin interior as for the aircraft…

Business & GA

Product Focus: GPS

It’s not every year the avionics industry gets to introduce a new class of product that didn’t exist the prior year. That’s the enviable position that manufacturers of GPS equipment are in…

ATM Modernization

New Products

Certification Guidance A new book, "Avionics Certification: The Complete Guide to DO-178," endeavors to guide readers through the avionics certification process. The authors are Vance Hilderman, who spent 25 years designing aerospace…

Business & GA

Perspectives: Climate Uncertainties

The latest report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), political involvement and relentless media hype have created a juggernaut that is about to descend on the aviation industry.…

Commercial

Editor’s Note: A Crisis Averted

This is a column about a crisis averted. I’m referring to the Thanksgiving travel crush, which was preceded by grim prognostications of delayed and cancelled flights and a level of media coverage…