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Vaughn, Chairman Novatel Inc., based in Calgary, Canada, has announced the appointment of David Vaughn as chairman of the board of directors. Vaughn served as Novatel's president and chief executive officer from…
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Perspectives: Standards For UAV Access To The NAS
While a key mission of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is to promote the capabilities of its membership, AUVSI also is wrestling with thorny regulatory issues regarding the operation…
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Safety: Pink Slips And Brown Herrings
A new advisory circular, AC 120-80, on in-flight fires rates a pink slip, according to Capt. Ken Adams. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) examiner gives a pink slip to a pilot who…
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ARINC's Electronic Flight Bag ARINC Inc. has introduced a Class 2 electronic flight bag (EFB), the first Class 2 EFB for commercial airliners, it says, that can display real-time surveillance video of…
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MiniJets: Maxi Avionics Performance
Neither the local area augmentation system (LAAS) nor microwave landing system (MLS—for European operators) is specified for the minijets. Full, fail-passive automatic flight control systems will be supported by advanced, dual attitude…
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New Officials Bernhard Gerwert has been selected to head the EADS Defence Electronics business unit in Ulm, Germany. He succeeds Johann Heitzmann, who has been appointed head of EADS Military Aircraft business…
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Navigation Receiver New digital signal processor (DSP) -based LORAN receivers available from Locus Inc., Madison, Wis., provide simultaneous tracking of up to 40 LORAN transmitters with overall signal-to-noise improvement of at least…
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RAAF Tanker Proposal Rockwell Collins has joined a Boeing-led team that is competing for a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) contract for refueling aircraft. The team proposes four KC-767 tankers that include…