CommercialPerspectives: Time for Change How does that old saying go? The only thing that stays constant is change. This is true in commercial avionics, where we have seen a steady progression from analog to digital components.…
MilitaryNorthrop Wins USAF Contract The U.S. Air Force awarded a contract for $99.5 million to Linthicum Heights, Md.-based Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems to provide fire control radar systems to Pakistan. Northrop Grumman will provide 54 radar…
Business & GABoeing Resumes A160 Tests Boeing touted the successful resumption of test flights of its A160 Hummingbird unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), saying the rotorcraft proved its “versatility through a rigorous flight test program.” Boeing resumed test operations…
Editor's NoteApple Teams with Airlines Apple Computers is teaming up with six airlines to provide integration between its iPod music player and in-flight entertainment systems. Starting in mid-2007, Apple, Cupertino, Calif., said Air France, Continental, Delta Airlines,…
ATM ModernizationSafety: Slippery Swaps Initially unnoticed by the flightcrew or air traffic control (ATC), an El Al B747–412 (4X–ELS), with 455 persons on board, slipped well below the ILS glideslope (G/S), while on finals to Heathrow…
ATM ModernizationQ&A: Bizjet Market’s Avionics Concerns Corporate aviation, with its deep-pocketed customers and premium on flexibility, has always been a catalyst for innovation in avionics – from cockpit displays to in–flight entertainment to connectivity tools. Operators at the…
Business & GAProduct Focus: High-Speed 1553: Technology Advances Boost Performance While faster processing, smaller packaging and software innovations have helped push the introduction of Mil-Std-1553 products with more capabilities, cost-effective methods of achieving breakthrough data rate increases while using the same data…
Business & GAADS-B Builds Momentum, But Issues Remain The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) program for a nationwide network of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) ground stations was formally launched by Administrator Marion Blakey in early May. Since that time, agency officials…