ATM Modernization LaHood: Sequestration Could Close Over 100 Air Traffic Control Towers U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood shared more details about the potential impacts of the looming federal spending cuts known as sequestration Friday, saying that his department is in discussion with unions to…
Business & GA ViaSat Earns FAA Certification for Ka-Band Mobile Satellite System ViaSat’s VR-12 Ka-band satellite antenna system has passed industry standard DO-160G testing to earn FAA and international certification covering electrical and electronic equipment installed on commercial aircraft. The certification also applies to…
Commercial Thales Expands Avionics Portfolio with Visionix Thales announced the expansion of its avionics offerings with its new company Thales Visionix. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thales, and the result of Thales’ acquisition of the Helmet Mounted…
Embedded Avionics US Air Force Selects Boeing for C4ISR Targeting System Boeing received a $3 million contract to provide the Line of Sight-Short (LOS-S) laser targeting system for the U.S. Air Force. The LOS-S is designed to support the Air Force’s Battlefield Air…
ATM Modernization SITA to Deploy CPDLC Infrastructure in Portugal Air navigation service provider NAV Portugal has partnered with air transport communications provider SITA to implement the data link infrastructure required to comply with the EU Regulations for the Single European Sky,…
ATM Modernization FAA Certifies ITT's V-MAT System FAA has certified the ITT Exelis vehicle movement area transmitter (V-MAT) device as fully compliant with its standards. V-MAT is a device that permits ground vehicles operating on the airport surface to…
Editor's Note TAG Aviation Selects Lufthansa Systems Navigation Data Switzerland aircraft charter company TAG Aviation signed a five-year contract with Lufthansa Systems to deploy its navigation data on its Airbus Corporate Jet's flight management systems (FMS). Lufthansa Systems updates the navigation…
Business & GA TAG Aviation Selects Lufthansa Systems Navigation Data Switzerland aircraft charter company TAG Aviation signed a five-year contract with Lufthansa Systems to deploy its navigation data on its Airbus Corporate Jet's flight management systems (FMS). Lufthansa Systems updates the navigation…