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North America

NextGen Tops US Transportation Issues for 2014 Photo: United The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) implementation of the next generation air transportation system NextGen is among the top transportation management challenges for the…

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Middle East/Africa

Iraqi Airways Firms $387M in CS300 Order Computer rendering of Iraqi Airways CS300. Photo: Bombardier. Iraqi Airways has firmed up a $387 million purchase agreement first signed at the Dubai Airshow to…

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COCKPITS Next Generation Helicopter

The most advanced avionics solutions and integrated flight decks are no longer reserved for top business jets and air transport aircraft. In recent years, avionics companies have started introducing some of the…

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Multilateration: Radar Is Out

MLat dual mode sensor transceiver receives transponder signals, can act as system interrogator. Courtesy of ERA. In August 2013 the U.K.’s Newcastle International Airport set a new world standard in Air Traffic…

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New LEDs, Better Mood

UTC LED Wash Light WAWB Illumination. Courtesy of UTC. As Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology improves, Original Equipment Manufactureres (OEMs) and operators are upping their use of the “smart” lighting throughout the…

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Canadian Airspace: One Destination, Diverging Paths

Air Canada is obsessed with one-truth data; Air Transat is using tech upgrades to take passengers over the pond; and WestJet is calculating return on every dollar. The Canadian carriers have differing…

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Helicopter Market Ready to Come to the Forefront

This month, Avionics takes a look into the highly lucrative helicopter avionics market, which is showing a number of interesting growth prospects for the industry. With the demand for state-of-the-art avionics in…

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Asia-Pacific

Avionics Manufacturers To Gather in China for CAIF 2014 Avionics manufacturers will gather in Shanghai in April for the 2014 Civil Avionics International Forum to get critical insights about the market demand…