As in years past, our annual outlook report is festooned with figures, charts and graphs, all to take the economic pulse of the aviation industry and the avionics field. Typical of industry…
Efforts to drive throughput on the Mil-Std-1553 bus are accelerating, as another company enters the arena. Will there be a "Mil-Std-1553C" standard next year? Although data buses are hidden away in the…
December 15-16 UV (Unmanned Vehicle) North America 2004, Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, Washington, D.C. Contact Shephard Group, phone +44 (0) 1628 604311 or visit www.shephard.co.uk/events. January 19-20 WAEA Technology Committee and Working…
Has the U.S. aviation industry entered a "perfect storm"? That dire analogy is how one speaker at the recent Air Traffic Controllers Association (ATCA) conference described the current whirlwind of change taking…
Hoping for a Standard In the July issue (page 28) Kathleen Kocks did a good job summarizing the spectrum tug of war that goes on today. But I thought it would be…
Satcom Antenna Tecom Industries Inc., a Smiths Interconnect company in Thousand Oaks, Calif., recently unveiled the latest addition to its line of satcom antennas. The HGA-9000 high-gain, electronically steered antenna accommodates Inmarsat's…
Mortreux, President and CEO The board of directors for CMC Electronics has named Jean-Pierre Mortreux as the company's president and chief executive officer (CEO). He joins CMC after having served as the…
As early as 1953, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) defined the responsibilities of the Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) with respect to aeronautical charts, Aeronautical Information Publications and notices to airmen (NOTAMs).…