Business & GACover Story: ADS-B On The Ground FAA’s NextGen program to modernize the National Airspace System (NAS) took a great leap forward in late August with the selection of an industry team led by ITT Corp. to provide the…
MilitaryMilitary EFBs A good five years behind commercial aviation in embracing electronic flight bags (EFB), the military appears to be on the cusp of a revolution that will see the display technology become a…
Business & GAQ&A: Toward A Global MRO Paul Soubry Jr. was named in August to head the aviation services companies Standard Aero and Landmark Aviation, which have been merged under the ownership of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) of United…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Wire and Cable Wire and cable products are tasked with providing electricity and high-speed data transmissions to a variety of components throughout the cabin and the cockpit. Companies are responding to growing customer demands for…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Pitot Probes SpaceAge Control, Palmdale, Calif., released its 4207 pitot and pitot-static probes, designed specifically for the unique needs of small- and mid-sized aircraft. The 4207 probes have low power requirements, small…
CommercialPerspectives: Micro Testing, Macro Research Aviation test equipment is under the greatest scrutiny as specialists supported by the European Commission and the U.K. government seek to develop world class aerospace products. Many major original equipment manufacturers are…
Business & GAFAA OKs Eclipse FOQA Program Eclipse Aviation, Albuquerque, N.M., said it received FAA approval of its Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) program. Eclipse Aviation said it is the only aircraft manufacturer that received FAA approval for a…
MilitaryMicrosemi Wins Air Force Contract The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.6 million contract Microsemi Corp., Irvine, Calif., to develop components for lighter, more efficient avionics, radar and communications systems. The contract was awarded to…