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Pilatus Display Accord Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. has signed on Astronautics Corp. of America for long-term support of the Swiss airframer’s PC-7 and PC-9 aircraft. Astronautics will provide both the 6-by-8-inch and 5…

Editor's Note

Calendar

July 15-17 Unmanned Systems 2003, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Md. Contact the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), phone 703-920-2720, fax 703-920-2889, or visit www.auvis.org. 29-Aug. 4 AirVenture–Oshkosh 2003, Oshkosh, Wis.…

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People

BAE Systems: New Officials Jeffrey Cook recently was named vice president and chief technology officer for the Information & Electronic Systems Integration (IESI) sector of BAE Systems North America. He joined BAE…

Editor's Note

Close Look at RF Connectors

Avionics systems designers face a wide range of radio frequency (RF) connector choices. Each has important operational implications. Since high-frequency applications aggravate failure mechanisms unique to these connectors, understanding the devices’ strengths…

Commercial

Airbus A400M

Airbus Military’s A400M airlifter program – finally launched after years of waiting, wrangling and political drama – will go head to head with the C-130J and stretched C-130J-30 for export orders. Will…

Business & GA

Bizjet Upgrades: Mandates Fill Shops

Despite a lingering recession causing layoffs by business aircraft manufacturers earlier this year, the corporate jet avionics upgrade business–spurred by upcoming government mandates–remains surprisingly strong. The mandates for terrain avoidance warning systems…

ATM Modernization

The Chicken and the Egg

The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) decision in late May to shelve plans that would expand its controller pilot data link communications (CPDLC) coverage beyond the airspace served by the Miami air route…

ATM Modernization

How an Irish Carrier Seeks More Green

Dublin-based Ryanair is about to join the assembly of airlines employing operational flight data monitoring to enhance operations safety, proficiency and cost savings. However, the Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) is taking a…