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FTO Interviews Experts at FAA New Technologies Workshop
Flt Tech Online
interviewed several exhibitors at this month's FAA New Technologies
Workshop. Readers are invited to view
video clips
of these short conversations to learn about their current activities.
Lockheed Martin and Boeing Join to Work on NGATS
Lockheed Martin and
Boeing have formed a strategic alliance to work on projects related to the
U.S. NGATS (Next Generation Air Transportation System) initiative.
AVTECH Simulator Downlinks First Four Dimensional Data to Eurocontrol
AVTECH says it has
downlinked 4DT (3D plus time) strategic and tactical data to Eurocontrol
from a simulator. The achievement should accelerate the progress of moving
to a future ATM (air traffic management) system that relies on highly
accurate aircraft trajectory information.
Vietnam to use ADS and CPDLC on Some Routes
Vietnam's Thanh Nien
Daily is reporting that Vietnam will soon use ADS (automatic dependent
surveillance) and CPDLC (controller-pilot datalink communications) to
exchange information with certain flights between Ho Chi Minh City and
Singapore over the East Sea.
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MDA to Help FAA Develop New Instrument Procedures
The FAA has awarded
MacDonald, Dettailer and Associates (MDA) a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract,
with a ceiling of approximately $11.8 million to begin developing a new
Instrument Procedure Development System (IPDS) to help improve civilian and
military flight-route design practices, for both en-route and terminal
airspace.
Harris Team Passes Milestone to Modernize FAA Telecommunications
A team led by Harris
Corporation has brought online more than 10,000 communications services at
more than 2,100 facilities as part of an FAA Telecommunications
Infrastructure (FTI) network program to "significantly" reduce operating
costs.
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Deploy Sensis Surveillance System
Sweden's Luftfartsverket
Air Navigation Services (LFV) will have Sensis integrate its MDS (multistatic
dependent surveillance) system with Stockholm-Arlanda's existing SMGCS
(surface movement guidance and control system) to improve the airport's
ground traffic flow.
FAA Seeks to Encourage NGATS Equipage, But Will Mandate If Necessary
The FAA's associate
administrator for aviation safety, Nicholas A. Sabatini, said last week that
the agency's ADS-B Program Office will soon issue a NPRM (notice of proposed
rule making) that would require aircraft to be equipped with ADS-B
(automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast) avionics to assure access to
certain U.S. airspace by 2020.
Europe to Validate Cockpit Traffic Situation Display Applications
Eurocontrol along with
its partners Airbus, DSNA and Sofréavia, are commencing a project to
evaluate the use of ADS-B (automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast) to
display nearby traffic information to pilots in real time to improve their
in-flight situational awareness.
EMTEQ's New STCs to Allow Retrofits on KC-10s, A300s and B767s
The FAA granted EMTEQ
STCs (supplemental type certificates) for a dual Artex C406-N ELT (emergency locator transmitter) on KC-10s. In addition,
the Wisconsin-based system integrator is expecting approval from EASA for an
ELT installation on A300s, and for an ELS/EHS (Mode S elementary/enhanced
surveillance) upgrade on B-767-200/300s.
Iberia Airlines Automates Job Card Preparation with Enigma Technology
Iberia Airlines has
implemented a technology from Enigma that generates custom job cards with up
to the minute information for its maintenance technicians around the world.
Enigma's partner, IBM Global Business Services, played a major role in
managing the project and integrating the technology with Iberia's existing
applications.
ARINC Awarded Patent for New Way of Collecting and Using Flight Data
ARINC has been awarded a
U.S. patent (7149612) for improved methods of accessing operational data
from electronic aircraft systems, including selective monitoring, displaying
parameters in near real-time, collecting and storing, and transmitting data
to the ground.
Era Helicopters Opts for Sagem's Flight Data Analysis Software
Era Helicopters has
selected Sagem Avionics' AGS (analysis ground station) in-house software for
its FOQA (flight operational quality assurance) program.
Jouve Aviation Solutions and InfoTrust Merge
Jouve Aviation Solutions
and InfoTrust have joined forces to improve their ability to provide
technical document and content management offerings to the aerospace
industry and others globally.
Two More Business Aircraft Service Firms Contract for PASSUR Tools
JetDirect, a private firm
with charter operations and FBO (fixed base operation) facilities across the
U.S., and TAG Aviation, a large U.S. charter operator, will use several
Megadata PASSUR applications to improve their customer services.
NASA Awards Funds for Runway Incursion Sensor Research
NASA's Aeronautics
Research Mission Directorate awarded approximately $138,000 to the Research
Triangle Institute to work on airborne runway incursion sensors.
GE to Acquire Smiths Aerospace
The General Electric
Company has agreed to purchase U.K.-based Smiths Aerospace for $4.8
billion in cash. The deal is subject to approval by Smiths Group
shareowners as well as customary regulatory reviews.
ARINC Wants to Expand Market for Remote Check-Ins
ARINC has formed of a new
Remote Passenger Services Group to manage and market its Internet-enabled
remote passenger check-in technologies in the Americas in an effort to
expand their use.
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Avionics 07 Expo & Conference |
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Meet the future of
avionics in Amsterdam.
The 2007 Avionics Exhibition & Conference, provides a unique venue for you
to meet with industry experts who will spotlight new, even revolutionary
AVIONICS technologies changing the world of flight. Conference content will cover both civil and military disciplines, while over 70 exhibitors will demonstrate their latest products and services over two days in the exhibition. |
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China International Conference and
Exhibition on Avionics and Testing equipments (AvioniChina 2006) |
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Explore state-of-the-art
technologies in the
avionics and test instruments
industry, in one of the world's fastest growing markets.
The 2nd China International Conference & Exhibition on Avionics & Testing Equipment (AvioniChina 2007) will be held in the Shanghai International Convention Center on April 25-27. The conference is supported in part by the CSAA (Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics) and CAST (New Technology Center of China Association of Science and Technology). Go here to learn more and register online. |
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