Military

Boeing Submits AMF JTRS Bid

A team led by Boeing submitted its bid last week to design and develop the Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio System (AMF JTRS) for the U.S. Department of Defense. Boeing’s…

Business & GA

Editor’s Note: Avionics Acquisitions

What’s happening in the avionics industry? Just two months into 2007 and already $5.5 billion in acquisitions had been closed or announced. Aircraft components supplier TransDigm Group purchased Aviation Technologies for $430…

ATM Modernization

Industry Scan

Chew: ATO Hitting Targets Russell G. Chew came to FAA in 2003 to head the agency’s first "performance-based" Air Traffic Organization (ATO). His recent departure came in the midst of the critical…

ATM Modernization

People

Bosemer, McAuliff, Greer Landmark Aviation, Tempe, Ariz., named Gary Bosemer director of avionics marketing. Bosemer, formerly Landmark Aviation’s Avionics & Airframe sales manager, will be responsible for program and product development and…

Editor's Note

Calendar

April 2-5 Avionics Maintenance Conference 2007 Annual Meeting, Hyatt Regency, Phoenix. Visit www.arinc.com/amc. 23-26 Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management Conference, sponsored by Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) and Electronic Systems…

Business & GA

Multilateration: Radar’s Replacement?

Multilateration sounds like something you did in high school math, but have long since forgotten. But no, you didn’t, and no, you haven’t. Multilateration, or MLat, is the latest thing coming down…

Business & GA

ADS-B in the Gulf

While not renowned for its speed in implementing programs, FAA is working quickly to replace the nation’s aging, radar-based air traffic control system with one based on Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B). Helicopter…

Business & GA

Wide Bodies, Big Screens

The new generation of widebody, long-range aircraft, including the Boeing 777 and the superjumbo Airbus A380, is spurring a new generation of in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems designed to offer more options for…