Business & GA

CRJ1000 Launch

Bombardier announced the launch of its CRJ1000 regional jet, designed to meet the needs of growing regional airlines. The company said the CRJ1000 development focuses on low operating costs and cabin comfort.…

ATM Modernization

Industry Scan

Study Outlines European ATM Need Like the United States, Europe is in dire need of a modernized air traffic management (ATM) system, or it faces air traffic congestion, airport slowdowns and eventually…

ATM Modernization

People

Joseph J. Ensor Northrop Grumman named Joseph J. Ensor vice president of Surveillance and Remote Sensing for its Electronic Systems sector. Ensor will be responsible for programs and operations of the Surveillance…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

March 1-3 Helicopter Association International (HAI) Heli-Expo, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. Contact HAI, 703-683-4646 or visit www.rotor.com. 7-8 Avionics 2007, a conference organized by Simply Group Ltd., and Avionics magazine,…

ATM Modernization

Europe Tackles SSR Code Crunch

Eurocontrol has launched the Centralized SSR Code Assignment and Management System (CCAMS) implementation project to deal with current and future shortages of secondary surveillance radar (SSR) codes used by air traffic control.…

Commercial

Teledyne Supplies Flight-Data Units

Teledyne Controls said it signed an agreement with aircraft leasing company CIT Aerospace to become the standard supplier of Digital Flight Data Acquisition Units (DFDAUs) for its new Boeing aircraft deliveries. Teledyne’s…

Military

UK Orders Targeting Pod

Lockheed Martin received a contract from the U.K. Ministry of Defense to supply the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) system for the Harrier GR9 aircraft. The Sniper ATP permits pilots to detect…

Military

BAE Names Military Avionics Manager

BAE Systems named Clark Freise vice president and general manager of its defense avionics business area, based in Johnson City, N.Y. Freise previously served as deputy general manager of Information Dominance Systems…