ATM Modernization

Europe, South America Enhance ATM Cooperation

Frank Brenner, director general of Eurocontrol with Tenente Brigadeiro do Ar Carlos Vuyk de Aquino, director general of the Brazilian Department of Airspace Control (DECEA) at ATC Global 2015. Photo: Eurocontrol [Avionics…

ATM Modernization

Evaluating Future Global SWIM Implementation

[Avionics Today 10-09-2015] An ongoing research, development and demonstration project involving the FAA-Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) Florida NextGen Testbed and several domestic and international government and industry partners are using International Civil…

ATM Modernization

FAA, CACI Link to Tamp Down on Rising UAS Incidents

Small UAS. Photo: jacinta lluch valero [Avionics Today 10-08-2015] A steep increase in reports of small, unmanned aircraft in close proximity to runways is presenting a new challenge for the FAA. In…

ATM Modernization

Thales Systems Help Integrate ADS-B into WAM in Cambodia

Cambodia. Photo: Thales [Avionics Today 10-08-2015] Thales has signed a contract to provide two Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) systems for the Terminal Maneuvering Area of Siem Reap and Phnom Penh airports in…

Commercial

L-3 to Missionize C-130J’s for US Coast Guard

C-130J. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 10-08-2015] The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded L-3 Communications a $30 million contract to missionize two C-130J aircraft using a next-generation mission system suite. Under the five-year…

ATM Modernization

Global PBN Deployment Arrives in Middle East

[Avionics Today 10-07-2015] Oman Air is using Performance Based Navigation (PBN) to simplify approaches into an airport with one of the most challenging terrains in its network, thanks to new procedure work…