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ATCA 2008: IONA wins software contract for SWIM programme
The FAA selected software provider IONA Technologies in August 2008 as part of its System Wide Information Management (SWIM) programme, the company revealed at ...
04-Dec-2008
*ATCA 2008: Lockheed Martin displays route-planning tool
Lockheed Martin and its partners displayed a new prototype flow-management tool at ATCA in Washington in November 2008. The NextGen flow planner is the ...
04-Dec-2008
ATCA 2008: FAA gives go-ahead for WindTracer sensor at Las Vegas
Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies secured a contract from the FAA in November 2008 for its WindTracer lidar (light detection and ranging) system, which has ...
04-Dec-2008
ATCA 2008: Advanced Tech Source graphic boards make their debut
Tech Source showed new graphics boards for ATC applications during the November ATCA 2008 show in Washington, DC. The Raptor 4000-R (PCI) and Raptor ...
04-Dec-2008
ATCA 2008: United flight saves 3.5% of fuel by green measures
United Airlines in November 2008 became the first US airline to participate in the Asia and South Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions (ASPIRE). Flight...
03-Dec-2008
ATCA 2008: Barco shows high-resolution LCD screen
Barco's large, high-resolution, LCD display was demonstrated to operational managers at the ATCA show in Washington, DC, in November 2008. The 56-inch screen size...
03-Dec-2008
ATCA 2008: RGB displays digital recording product
RGB Spectrum exhibited the latest version of its DGy digital recording product at the ATCA 2008 show in Washington, DC, in November. The third-generation...
03-Dec-2008
ATCA 2008: ITT wins radar deal for Turkish Navy
ITT Radar Systems Gilfillan has won a USD9.2 million contract to supply a complete radar approach-control system, including Precision Approach Radar (PAR), to the ...
03-Dec-2008
Indra announces ATC contracts
Spanish IT group Indra announced new air traffic control contracts in Lithuania, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Russia in mid-November 2008. Lithuanian air traffic agency SE Oro...
01-Dec-2008
Comsoft, RISK Scientific Production sign co-operation deal
Comsoft of Germany has signed a co-operation deal with RISK Scientific Production Co of Azerbaijan for the joint development of an integrated aeronautical information ...
28-Nov-2008
Eurocontrol selects Selex to validate user requirements for new controller tools
Eurocontrol has awarded a contract to a team led by Selex Sistemi Integrati to validate common user requirements for early implementation of new controller ...
26-Nov-2008
Raytheon, Lockheed Martin complete air traffic control systems upgrade
Modernised terminal air traffic control systems have entered service at four airports in the United States following work by Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, the ...
26-Nov-2008
US agency funds Latvian air traffic management study
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) is investing in a study project to help modernise the Latvian air traffic management system. The USD690,000...
21-Nov-2008
Micro Nav announces BEST upgrades for European air traffic academy
UK-based Micro Nav announced in October 2008 that it will upgrade air traffic control simulation systems at a multinational controller-training academy. The Entry Point...
21-Nov-2008
*Technology drives ATC investment
Expenditure on mainstream ATC equipment during 2007-08 struggled to keep pace with the previous year, as the industry showed signs of a transition to ...
20-Nov-2008
*Europe pursues SES objectives
A two-day conference on 17-18 March will run alongside the ATC Global exhibition in Amsterdam. The conference will focus on air traffic management (ATM) ...
19-Nov-2008
*Training upgrades take off
According to Marc Baumgartner, president and chief executive officer of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations, the European ATM infrastructure still needs ...
19-Nov-2008
Airlines help improve weather forecasting
Aviation accounts each year for approximately 2 per cent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The air transport industry has acknowledged its part in ...
18-Nov-2008
*Nations navigate away from GPS
Within the next decade, China, the EU, India, Japan, Russia and the US will collectively have more than 130 navigation satellites in orbit, attendees ...
17-Nov-2008
FAA selects teams for airport ground safety avionics systems
Teams led by Honeywell and Aviation Communications & Surveillance Systems (ACSS) have been selected by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop avionics technology ...
14-Nov-2008
Georgia invests in replacement of Soviet-era systems
Georgia's state-owned airspace management agency Sakaeronavigatsia is planning to spend an estimated USD20 million on radar, air traffic management and ILS systems to replace ...
14-Nov-2008
Era receives international multilateration orders
SRA subsidiary Era Systems Corporation announced on 3 November that it has achieved site acceptance with South African air navigation service provider ATNS for ...
13-Nov-2008
FAA awards contracts for runway lights and safety systems
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded Sensis a three-year, USD131 million contract on 16 October to install runway status lights (RWSL) at 22 ...
13-Nov-2008
Telephonics wins Macau ATM contract
The Electronic Systems Division of Telephonics Corporation received a contract on 29 October from the Civil Aviation Authority of Macau to produce and install ...
12-Nov-2008
Airline trio receive approval for use of ADS-B in airspace not covered by radar
Air France, Air One and Volkswagen became on 21 October the first carriers to receive airworthiness approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) ...
12-Nov-2008
Frequentis will modernise ATC tower in Bermuda
Frequentis announced in October that it has been selected to modernise the air traffic control (ATC) tower at LF Wade International Airport in Bermuda. ...
11-Nov-2008
Morocco's ONDA announces ATC upgrade
State-owned Moroccan airport authority ONDA (Office National Des Aéroports) announced a further upgrade to the country's air traffic control (ATC) system on 29 October. ...
06-Nov-2008
Airservices orders A-SMGCS from Sensis
Airservices Australia has ordered an Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS) from Sensis Corporation. Sensis stated on 13 October that Airservices would ...
05-Nov-2008
Opinion: Europe sets the pace for ATC development
Officials from the FAA's Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) and Europe's Single European Sky ATC Research (SESAR) programmes have described at an ICAO ...
29-Oct-2008
Kenya looks to Indra for air traffic simulator
Indra Sistemas has won its first contract in Kenya to supply an air traffic simulator to the East African School of Aviation in Nairobi, ...
29-Oct-2008
Calgary Airport Authority orders Era noise and flight track monitoring system
The Calgary Airport Authority has ordered a noise and flight track monitoring system from SRA International subsidiary Era in a USD1.1 million deal announced ...
27-Oct-2008
*Drones seek civilian flightpath
Unmanned aerial systems (UASs) or unmanned aerial vehicles were originally developed as military machines, but with increasing interest in operating drones for public purposes ...
21-Oct-2008
*Polynesia embarks on comms upgrade
Situated south of the equator on the verge of the international dateline, French Polynesia covers an area roughly the size of Europe. Most of...
21-Oct-2008
ITT passes operating milestone with ADS-B in southern Florida
ITT Corporation has passed the initial operating capability (IOC) milestone for its ADS-B ground stations, after it successfully deployed the ADS-B essential services system ...
21-Oct-2008
Ricochet and Intelcan announce central African deal
Ricochet reported in mid-September 2008 that it has been selected in partnership with Canada-based Intelcan Technosystems to deliver a recording and replay system to ...
21-Oct-2008
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