Business & GA

Outlook 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 &…

Military

Outlook: 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 Modernization

People

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 & GA

Product 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 & GA

Safety 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…

ATM Modernization

People

Ixthos: Patterson, VP Operations Lynn Patterson was appointed as vice president of operations for Ixthos Inc., a DY4 company. She has worked for Ixthos for eight years in DSP engineering and product…

Military

Product Focus: 1553, Still a Key Standard

How is Mil-Std-1553 viewed by the primary user of the avionics bus? For an answer, Avionics Magazine interviews Bill Wilson, an avionics architecture technical expert with the Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC/ENAS) at…