CommercialTeam to Study Laser Positioning System The U.S. Air Force and FAA led a team that included Northrop Grumman and its partners, Taboada Research Instruments and Cherokee CRC, to design, build and integrate a laser positioning system in…
CommercialTTTech Wins AS9100 Certification TTTech achieved AS9100 certification for the development of safety-critical applications in the aerospace industry, the company said. AS9100, the internationally recognized quality management system standard defined specifically by and for the aerospace…
CommercialAer Lingus Renews Pact with ARINC ARINC said it won a three-year contract renewal with Irish airline Aer Lingus to provide the airline with ARINC's GLOBALink VHF aircraft communications addressing and reporting systems (ACARS) data link serive and…
MilitaryMilitary: Airborne, Networked Radio As the U.S. military moved out of the shadows of the Cold War and into the global war on terror, it became apparent that new tactics and technologies would be needed to…
Business & GAQ&A: Achieving NextGen: RTCA’s Vision Organized in 1935 as the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics, RTCA develops consensus-based recommendations that are used by FAA as the basis for policy, program and regulatory decisions. The private, not-for-profit corporation…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Connectors Customers’ ever-present demands of more, cheaper, lighter and faster are prompting a wave of high-density interconnect devices, particularly in the commercial and military aviation sectors. Aviation connector companies say faster, lighter options…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Software Upgrade Avidyne, Lincoln, Mass., released a software upgrade for its EX500 multifunction displays (MFD). The company said the software expands the range of XM WX Satellite Weather data displayed and simplifies…
CommercialEditor’s Note: An Epic Transition By the time you read this, progress toward the Next Generation Air Transportation System will be at or near some significant waypoints. The multiagency Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO) facilitating NextGen…