Business & GA

Industry Scan

DARPA, U.S. Air Force Advance Automated Refueling The goal of autonomous air-to-air refueling, a critical enabler for long-range, persistent unmanned strike and surveillance capability, moved closer to reality with the first autonomous…

ATM Modernization

Perspective: FMS Standards

Area navigation, or RNAV, is one of the cornerstones of the future air traffic system as envisaged by both the FAA and the Joint Program Development Office's Next Generation Air Transportation System…

Business & GA

New Products

Cabin Communications Newport News, Va.-based International Communications Group (ICG) has introduced its AeroCom 1100, a cabin telecommunications unit that supplies a package of automated telephone, fax and data services for small and…

Business & GA

Editor's Note: E-Loran Time?

The need for a backup to GPS as a source of position, navigation and timing (PNT) information has been obvious for years. GPS is key to critical infrastructures and is deeply embedded…

Business & GA

Advertiser Index

Aero Instruments Aeroflex Plainview Aeroflite Enterprises (714) 773-4251 Aerospace Optics Inc. AIM Astronautics Corp. of America Aviation Instrument Services Avtech Corp. Ballard Technology Dayton-Granger Data Device Corp. Deutsch ECS EMTEQ Inc. Excalibur…

Commercial

Product Focus: New Wire Rules to Enhance Safety

Like the veins that carry blood to vital organs in the human body, wires perform a critical function in bringing electrical power and information to the various systems in an aircraft. The…

Editor's Note

Calendar

October 10-12 Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee (AEEC) General Session, Hilton, Montreal, Canada. AEEC, phone 410-266-2982 or visit www.arinc.com/aeec. 17-19 NBAA Annual Meeting & Convention, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. NBAA, phone…

Business & GA

CAAS: Past, Present and Future

At A Glance: This article discusses the U.S. military's adoption of the common avionics architecture system (CAAS), developed by Rockwell Collins. Platforms covered include the ARH-70A, CH-47F, MH-47G, CH-53E, CH-53K, UH-60M, HH-60T…