Commercial

AMC Issues Call for Support

The Avionics Maintenance Conference (AMC) opened in Phoenix on Monday with an unvarnished appeal to non-contributing airlines to step up and support the annual technical meeting organized by ARINC. "Unfortunately, there is…

Military

Singapore to Use Rockwell Collins Suite on C-130 Fleet

The Republic of Singapore Air Force will use Rockwell Collins’ integrated avionics communication/navigation/surveillance and air traffic (CNS/ATM) services on its C-130 fleet, the company said this week. Financial terms were not disclosed.…

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

Northrop Grumman Opens UAS Office

Northrop Grumman opened a new office in Hollywood, Md., to provide programmatic, engineering and logistics support for its unmanned air systems (UAS) under contract with the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) at…

Business & GA

CAE Completes Engenuity Purchase

Canadian simulator company CAE said Monday it completed its $19.6 million offer to acquire Engenuity Technologies. CAE, Montreal, said it will take control of about 85 percent of the issued and outstanding…

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…