European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment

April 5, 2013 - 11:43am

Standards organization RTCA will establish a new group in the next several weeks to expedite the development of standards that will enable unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to fly in unrestricted airspace in the U.S. The new group—Special Committee 228—will further the work of an earlier group that is being discontinued because of concern over its slow progress.

June 20, 2007 - 11:16am

Gil Michielin, v-p and general manager of Thales Commercial Aircraft Solutions, has been appointed president of EUROCAE, the European air transport electronic systems and equipment standardization body. With 20 years’ experience in the industry, Michielin has worked on programs ranging from the Mirage 2000 and Rafale fighters to the A380 and 787 airliners.

October 18, 2006 - 7:57am

Eurocontrol provided a short guide to RNP and Rnav concepts and terminology as a primer for delegates.