CommercialOutlook: Air Transport Market: The Demand Continues Frost & Sullivan has pegged a robust market outlook for air transport avionics, based on the need to replace aging equipment and meet new regulatory requirements. Despite the delays and growing aggravation,…
ATM ModernizationOutlook: ATC: Problems to Be Solved For the companies and agencies that create solutions to today’s congestion and delay problems, according to industry analysts at Frost & Sullivan, the economic future should look bright. Two words probably could…
Business & GAOutlook: High Hopes for General Aviation Business aviation is a particularly strong driver of the general aviation (GA) market. More and more companies are choosing this option as an important travel resource. In 1999, GA accounted for 35%…
Business & GAOutlook for IFE: Still Rosy New aircraft and retrofit installations for the near- to mid-term, plus new technologies such as broadband and in-seat power supply should keep the in-flight entertainment market healthy for some time, Frost &…
MilitaryOutlook: Military Avionics Market Demand for military avionics over the next five years is expected to level off, then decline, says Frost & Sullivan. This will shift more emphasis toward upgrade programs–a crucial aspect of increasing…
ATM ModernizationPeople BAE Systems: Menard, Director-Business Dev. John Menard has joined BAE Systems Canada as its director of business development, Corporate Aircraft Products. Menard has 25 years of experience in avionics and aircraft interior…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Flight Management Systems There are rules for how to use these things. I see a lot of use of the word "intuitive" applied to FMS products on the market today. But what is intuitive to…
Business & GASafety in Avionics: Let There Be Light The fatal Oct. 31 crash of a Singapore Airlines jet while taking off at night in bad weather raises a basic issue of cockpit visibility, and whether it’s time to equip pilots…