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Naverus to Help Copa Airlines Assess Its Readiness for RNP
Copa Airlines has engaged Naverus to perform an RNP (required navigation performance) "readiness assessment," which will evaluate a
number of determining factors for the Panamanian airline, including operational,
safety and financial benefits, and compliance with RNP regulatory requirements.
Eurocontrol Again Selects COMSOFT for CAMOS
For the second time Eurocontrol has selected COMSOFT as its industrial partner for its
CAMOS (centralized ARTAS (ATC radar tracker and server) maintenance and
operational support service). The first contract was awarded in 2001.
NATS Upgrading Its Radar Control and Monitoring System
A new control and monitoring system, supplied by COMSOFT, has become operational at
the NATS radar site in Debden, U.K. as part of the RSS (radar support system)
upgrade program the British ATSP (air traffic service provider) started in 2004.
FAA Selects ITT Team to Implement NextGen ADS-B
The FAA has selected a team led by ITT
Corporation to implement its nationwide ADS-B (automatic dependent
surveillance-broadcast) structure. ADS-B is one of the most important
components of the agency's highly anticipated Next Generation Air Transportation
System (NextGen).
ADS-B and Multilateration Optimization Patent Awarded to Era
Era has been awarded a patent that includes methods of ADS-B (automatic dependent
surveillance-broadcast) tracking and multilateration. The patent addresses
methods of filtering redundant transponder signals, and time-stamping them,
before forwarding the information to air traffic control and other users.
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Correction Notice
A recent Flt Tech Online story, “U.S. Safety Leaders
Agree on Short-Term Runway Incursion Plan,” referenced the wrong company in
regard to the CAMS (critical area management system) at Spokane International
Airport.
Flt Tech Online identified CAMS as being a system of Stonefield Systems, when in fact it is solely a Transtech system. At one time, Stonefield Systems was Transtech's UK agent, but they no longer represent Transtech or its technologies.
Flt Tech Online regrets this error and has made a correction to the original story on our Website.
PIA Will Trial Star Navigation's New Inflight Monitoring System
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will evaluate a new in-flight safety monitoring
system from Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd., following the issuance of an
operational STC (supplemental type certificate) from Transport Canada.
More Details Emerge on Runway Incursion Alerting System
More details have become available regarding a system developed by Honeywell
International and Sensis Corporation to reduce runway incursions by directly
alerting effected pilots.
Airline and Defense Groups Agree to Further Harmonize Technical Data
Three major aerospace associations representing the defense and commercial industry in
Europe and the U.S. are collaborating to align their technical publication data
to make their supply chains more efficient.
MAXjet Airways to Use MedAire's Web-Based Medical Emergency Training
MAXjet Airways, a Washington Dulles-based, all-business-class transatlantic airline, is upgrading
its current medical emergency training curriculum, provided by MedAire, to
include Web-based interactive training modules.
Dr. Paul MacCready, "Father of Human-Powered Flight," Dies at 81
Internationally renowned innovator and entrepreneur Dr. Paul MacCready, the
founder and former chairman of AeroVironment, Inc., died on August 28 at the age
of 81. His passing occurred less than one week after the 30th anniversary of one
of his most notable accomplishments, the record-setting flight of his
human-powered Gossamer Condor airplane.
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