ATM Modernization

Q&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 & GA

ADS-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…

Business & GA

UAV: Manned and Unmanned Aircraft: Can They Coexist?

With the emergence of air vehicles like Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk, General Atomics' Predator and the NASA/AeroVironment Pathfinder, the reality of unmanned aircraft is clear. Today, unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) or, to…

Commercial

American Airlines M&E: Offering It All

While the maintenance operations of most U.S. airlines are cherry picking repair and overhaul specialties and outsourcing all other work, American Airlines Maintenance and Engineering (M&E) is increasing its range of aircraft…

Business & GA

Calendar

November 13-17 Wire Installation, Familiarization and Inspection Seminar, hosted at Boeing's facility in Long Beach, Calif. Phone 562-593-1971 or visit www.boeing.com/nosearch/seminars-services/index.html. 14-16 Aerospace Testing Expo North America, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Calif.…

ATM Modernization

New Products

Multi I/O Board Data Device Corp. (DDC) has unveiled a multiprotocol PMC card for Mil-Std-1553 and ARINC 429 data bus applications. The BU-655590F/M packages a wide array of functions, including up to…

ATM Modernization

People

Bob Kramer Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Savi Technology, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, has named Bob Kramer as senior vice president of marketing and strategic development. An 18-year employee of Lockheed, he is responsible for…