ATM Modernization People Bryan HartJupiter Avionics, based in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, appointed Bryan Hart as its sales and marketing director. Hart has more than 10 years of experience in the avionics industry as an…
ATM Modernization Product Focus: Sensor Payloads After registering explosive gains since 2001, the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) industry is now facing shifting operational and market conditions. The U.S. military drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan and the reductions in…
Commercial Rockwell Collins Names Ortberg New CEO Rockwell Collins on Thursday announced the selection of company President Kelly Ortberg as its new CEO, succeeding Clay Jones, who announced his retirement from the aerospace and defense manufacturer in April after…
Commercial Airbus ROPS Certified for A320s Airbus on Thursday announced initial EASA certification of its Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS) for current engine option (ceo) A320 passenger jets. ROPS, an onboard avionics system that increases pilots' situational awareness…
ATM Modernization Editor's Note: NextGen Matters FAA in late June released its much anticipated, but delayed, NextGen Implementation Report, providing a roadmap for implementation and putting dollar amounts and other metrics on how much NextGen will improve our…
Commercial ViaSat Looks to Increase In-Flight Bandwidth With New FCC License ViaSat on Tuesday announced it has received blanket license radio station authorization for Ka-band aeronautical earth stations, which provides regulatory approval for airborne Ka-band service across the United States. (Photo:…
ATM Modernization Saab Sensis to Perform NextGen Research for NASA Saab Sensis, a subsidiary of Saab of Sweden, has been awarded a NASA contract to perform research on airborne and ground systems for flight safety and air traffic management. Contract length…
Embedded Avionics Northrop Grumman Delivers 100th F-35 Avionics System Northrop Grumman on Monday announced the delivery of its 100th avionics system for Lockheed Martin's fifth generation F-35 Lighting II fighter jet. (A Northrop Grumman test engineer conducts manufacturing testing…