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Eurocontrol Promoting Wide Area Multilateration Surveillance
Eurocontrol is promoting "a broader awareness" of WAM (wide area multilateration) technology for ATC surveillance, pointing to its relatively low cost and good performance.

Airservices Australia Commissioning Five More ADS-B Stations
Airservices Australia is about to commission five new ADS-B (automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast) ground stations over in Western Australia and the Northern Territory, which will fill in much of its continental coverage of upper airspace.

UAE Buys QinetiQ-COMSOFT ADS-B Ground Station
The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the United Arab Emirates has purchased a COMSOFT Quadrant ADS-B (automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast) air traffic surveillance ground station as part of its current air traffic control automation system upgrade.  COMSOFT is QinetiQ's ADS-B development, manufacturing and marketing partner.

AEA Wants Faster Progress Towards Single European Sky
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) urged European Union heads of state to revitalize the Single European Sky (SES) initiative to rationalize air traffic control.

Gallium Says Its Software Contributing to SAATS Success
Gallium says the continuing success of the common ATC flight data processing and display technology being used by oceanic controllers in Canada and the U.K. is due partly because of its software that makes it easier to include user inputs, assess prototyping, and evaluate results.

Study Finds Two New Datalink Applications Using Internet Protocol
A new study led by Helios has identified two previously unexplored air-ground datalink applications using IP (Internet protocol) for future ATC and AOC (aeronautical, or airline, or aircraft, operational control) applications beyond 2020.

Aer Lingus Renews ARINC Flight Communications Contract
Dublin-based Aer Lingus has renewed its contract with ARINC for VHF datalink and satellite communications.

Helios and NLR Develop Safety Screening Tool for System Developers
Helios and NLR have developed a new interactive safety screening tool that aims to improve safety considerations in the early stages of air traffic management systems design by identifying those changes that can positively or negatively affect safety along with their comparative importance.

Boeing Selects Goodrich Video Monitoring for B-777F
Boeing will include Goodrich's cargo door video monitoring system as standard equipment on its new B-777 freighter.

Asiana Airlines to Implement Jeppesen EFB Applications on B-777s
Asiana Airlines will use Jeppesen's applications and data with its Boeing class-3 EFB (electronic flight bag) on its three new B-777s, as well as Jeppesen's electronic distribution system so that charts and other information can be accessed electronically by ground-based operational personnel.

Thales and Samtel Displays to Cooperate Further on Avionics
Thales and Samtel Displays Systems are extending their cooperation on avionics in order to leverage the expertise of both companies.

Rockwell Collins's Cabin Management System Certified for Dassault Falcons
Rockwell Collins's cabin management system has been certified on Dassault Aviation's Falcon models.

Stratos Introducing BGAN Mobile Satellite Service to Japanese Market
Stratos Global Corp. is broadening its partnership with Japan Digital Communications (JDC) to introduce Inmarsat's BGAN (broadband global area network) mobile satellite service to the Japanese market.

ATR Will Offer CMC's EFB as Standard Option on ATR-42s and 72s
ATR will offer CMC Electronics' class-2 EFB (electronic flight bag) as a standard option for new ATR-42 and ATR-72s in production as well as retrofits for those in service.

EMTEQ Introducing New Interior LED Lighting for Commercial Aircraft
EMTEQ is introducing two new LED (light-emitting diode) interior lighting systems for air transports and regional jets.

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