ATM Modernization

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…

ATM Modernization

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…

ATM Modernization

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…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

March 20-22 International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Safety Conference, ICAO headquarters, Montreal. Phone 514-954-8219 or visit www.icao.int. 22-24 Random Vibration and Shock Testing, Angelantoni Industrie SpA, Massa Martana, Italy. Contact Equipment Reliability…

Business & GA

Editor’s Note: Introducing 3D Audio

The military research establishment over the years has developed technologies that have made a difference in the civilian world. Just think of GPS. The laboratories still pursue potentially dual-use innovations, as we…

ATM Modernization

New Products

Flight Training Montreal-based Mechtronix has received FAA and Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) certification for its Ascent full flight trainer for the ATR 42-300. Ascent was the first of several flight training devices…

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People

Kaplan, DeCrane Richard "Dick" Kaplan is the new chief executive officer of DeCrane Aircraft Holdings, Columbus, Ohio, succeeding former CEO Jack DeCrane, who died on Dec. 29, 2005, following complications from lung…