Business & GA

Editor's Note: A Pause for Reflection

The effort to adapt military technology to commercial aviation in order to protect U.S. airliners from shoulder-launched, heat-seeking missiles is poised to enter its third and final phase (see story). Contracts were…

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New Products

In-Flight Entertainment Alpharetta, Ga.-based Flight Display Systems has introduced FD102ARM, a 10.2-inch widescreen liquid crystal display (LCD) for in-flight cabin entertainment. The LCD, which has split-screen and picture-in-picture functions, supports resolutions up…

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Editor's Note: Domestic RVSM: The Next Steps

Put into operation in January 2005, domestic reduced vertical separation minimum (DRVSM) added six new altitudes to the high-altitude structure of the National Airspace System (NAS). Launching the effort in such a…

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New Products

Citation 650 Cockpit Modifications FAA has granted a supplemental type certificate (STC) to Elliott Aviation, Moline, Ill., for its Elite Series cockpit upgrade on the Cessna Citation 650. This modernization replaces the…

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People

Davis, Del Boca Northrop Grumman has appointed Chineta Davis as vice president, multirole electronically scanned array (MESA) programs for its Baltimore-based Electronic Systems sector. The company also has promoted Robert Del Boca…

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Perspectives: Avionics Cooperation

In the inaugural Perspectives column, published in the January 2003 issue of Avionics Magazine, Roger Goldberg, executive secretary of the AMC (Avionics Maintenance Conference), wrote: "There are times to be competitive and…