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DAPRA Asks Goodrich Unit to Continue Developing Infrared Technology
The Microsystems Development Office of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has asked Goodrich Corporation's Sensors Unlimited Inc. (SUI) to continue developing an emerging technology that that could be used in passive EVS (enhanced vision systems).

Jeppesen Intends to Develop Public RNP Procedures
Jeppesen says it will participate in a FAA pilot program that allows third-party vendors to develop RNP (required navigation performance) flight procedures in the U.S.

Air China Gets Approval for Airbus RNP Operations
Air China received approval to conduct RNP (required navigation performance) operations with its A319s, and flew its first RNP departure from Lhasa, China, on August 23, marking the first time an Airbus aircraft has used RNP in revenue service.

FAA and Alaska Aviation Groups Agree on ADS-B Equipage Plan
The FAA and various Alaskan aviation groups have agreed on a plan that would facilitate the equipage of ADS-B (automatic dependent surveillance- broadcast) avionics equipage on as many as 4,000 aircraft in that state.

Barco Introducing New CDU with Modular Architecture
Barco is introducing a new version of its Control Display & Management System (CDMS) that features a modular open-system architecture which allows customers to develop and load their own applications.

Gander to Use PASSUR Airport Applications
The Gander International Airport Authority has purchased two Megadata PASSUR airport applications.

Continental to Use Sensis Aerobahn Service at Newark
Continental Airlines will use Sensis Corporation's Aerobahn service at Newark to help its ground operations staff manage surface traffic flows, particularly during periods of abnormal delay.  Newark is Continental's second largest hub after Houston where it already uses Aerobahn.

South Africa's Tambo Airport to Use Era Multilateration and ADS-B
O.R. Tambo International Airport (formerly Johannesburg) will use Era's multilateration and ADS-B (automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast) system as well as Era's vehicle tracking to help improve its surface safety.

FAA Approves ERA Helicopters' FOQA Program
The FAA has approved Era Helicopters' FOQA (flight operations quality assurance) program.

U.S. Safety Leaders Agree on Short-Term Runway Incursion Plan
At a meeting called by FAA Administrator Marion Blakey earlier this month, more than 40 aviation leaders from airlines, airports, air traffic control and pilot unions, aerospace manufacturers, and the agency, agreed to quickly implement a five point short-term plan to reduce runway incursions at some of America's busiest airports.

GAO Study: VLJs Will Be Safe, But Opinions Vary on Capacity Affect
A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) concludes while experts have varying opinions about how very light jets will affect airspace capacity, most believe VLJs will have little overall effect on safety.

Blakey to Head Aerospace Industries Association
FAA Administrator Marion C. Blakey, whose five-year term at the FAA expires on September 13, has been named president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), succeeding John W. Douglass, who held those same positions at AIA since September 1998.

Avianca Selects Rockwell Collins' Radar and Other Avionics
Avianca Airlines is buying Rockwell Collins' MultiScan Hazard Detection System and other avionics to equip 38 new aircraft.

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