FedEx and NextGen avionics: an interview with FedEx’s senior advisor for Global Air Traffic Operations
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Future is looking brighter for electronic flight bags (EFBs)
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FAA accepts FTI outage review panel recommendations
WASHINGTON, 20 April 2010. The Federal Aviation Administration announced today that it is accepting the recommendations and findings of the independent review panel assigned to investigate last November's telecommunications outage.
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Rockwell Collins approved to provide LPV upgrades for King Air aircrafts
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, 12 April 2010. Rockwell Collins received Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) to provide Localizer Performance with Vertical guidance (LPV) upgrades for King Air C90GTi, B200, B200GT, B200C, B200CGT, 350 and 350C aircraft.
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NASA gets contract for aircraft flight deck automation in NextGen air traffic management operations
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., 9 April 2010. Aviation and air traffic management experts at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are working with Honeywell International Inc. in Morristown, N.J. to outline the Integrated Intelligent Flight Deck (IIFD) project to enhance commercial aircraft automation in NextGen air traffic management operations.
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Panel discussion on installing new avionics during a downturn economy on tap for Avionics USA this June
SAN DIEGO, 7 April 2010. Panelists from American Airlines, Boeing, Honeywell, and Rockwell Collins will discuss ways to integrate new avionics into airplanes in a down economy at the 2010 Avionics USA conference and exhibition to be held June 3 – 4, 2010 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego.
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Avionics is keystone to next-generation air traffic management, says Avionics Europe keynote speaker
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, 29 March. 2010. Current air traffic management (ATM) systems tell the "pilot where to go" while next-generation ATM systems such as the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) and the Federal Aviation Administration's NextGen will enable "the pilot to tell the system where to go," said John Law, surveillance program manager for Eurocontrol in Brussels, Belgium, during his keynote address at the Avionics Europe conference last week in Amsterdam.
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Novair selects navAero electronic flight bag for Airbus A321
SUNDSVALL, Sweden, 27 March 2010. The Swedish airline Novair selected navAero's announces the t-Bag C22 electronic flight bag (EFB) system for fleet wide deployment on their Airbus A321 aircraft.
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Next-generation air traffic management covered next week at Avionics Europe in Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, 18 March 2010.. Sessions on next-generation air traffic management (ATM) are on tap next week at the 2010 Avionics Europe conference and exhibition March 24-25 at the Air Passenger Terminal in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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FedEx's Steve Vail to keynote Avionics USA conference this June
SAN DIEGO, 13 March 2010. Steve Vail, senior advisor for Global Air Traffic Operations at FedEx will deliver the keynote address at the 2010 Avionics USA conference and exhibition to be held June 3 – 4, 2010 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego.
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FAA implements Safety Management System
WASHINGTON, 11 March 2010. The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) Air Traffic Organization is now operating under a Safety Management System. The system enables the FAA to manage the risks associated with changes in the National Airspace System that include installing, modifying, and removing equipment, as well as modifying and implementing procedures and airspace changes.
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Surface monitoring system set for deployment
FAIRFAX, Va., 1 Feb. 2010. Recently completed factory testing demonstrated the readiness of a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) ground surveillance system developed to fill the needs of Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) low-cost ground surveillance (LCGS) program. SRA International Inc. evaluated a hybrid system it conceived by combining Terma A/S' Scanter 2001 surface movement radar with HITT's A-3000 display and surveillance data fusion system, both deployed worldwide.
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Kontron releases microETXexpress-XL computer-on-module for electronic flight bag (EFB) applications
ECHING, Germany, 30 Jan. 2010 Kontron engineers released the new Kontron microETXexpress -XL featuring the Intel Atom processor Z520PT and Intel System Controller Hub US15WPT for electronic flight bag (EFB), mobile warfighter, and industrial applications.
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navAero receives EASA STC for its t-Bag C22 electronic flight bag system in Airbus A318/319/320/321 series aircraft
SUNDSVALL, Sweden, 26 Jan. 2010 navAero's t-Bag C22 electronic flight bag (EFB) system received an EASA Supplementary Type Certificate (STC) for Airbus A318, A319, A320, and A321 series aircraft.
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Airservices Australia and Thales deliver air traffic management enhancements
ACACIA RIDGE, Australia, 31 Dec. 2009. Airservices Australia and Thales delivered major performance and safety enhancements to Australia's Air Traffic Management (ATM) system. The enhancements, known as TAAATS V12, are part of an ongoing evolution strategy designed to take advantage of new technologies and industry standards.
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SAE International creating new Air Traffic Management Steering Committee
WARRENDALE, Pa., 18 Dec. 2009. Officials at SAE International are forming a new Air Traffic Management (ATM) Steering Committee to address the standards issues for the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) and Europe's Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR). SAE International already has several technical committees developing standards related to NextGen and SESAR.
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GE Aviation, AAI hold first trajectory-based flight demonstration of unmanned aircraft system
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 16 Dec. 2009. GE Aviation and AAI Corp., in cooperation with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and U.S. Army, performed the first "proof of concept" flight demonstrations of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) controlled with a GE Flight Management System (FMS) certified for use in commercial manned aircraft.
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Air traffic management and performance-based operations sessions highlight Avionics Europe 2010
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, 9 Dec. 2009. Session topics on air traffic management and performance-based operations highlight the 2010 Avionics Europe conference and exhibition. The event will be held March 24 – 25, 2010 at the Air Passenger Terminal in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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FAA solicits bids for NextGen contracts worth $7 billion
WASHINGTON, 8 Dec. 2009. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is soliciting bids from companies interested in competing for NextGen support contracts with an approximate combined value of $7 billion, the largest award in the agency's history.
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