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A new study from Mountain View, Calif.-based Frost & Sullivan titled "World Airport Ground Equipment Markets" envisions a huge market for GPS-based landing systems. The study says that the biggest world market growth will be in the Asia-Pacific region. "Countries like Indonesia and Malaysia have seen a growth in the middle class which contributes to...

Trimble Navigation’s [TRMB] 8100 GPS Navigation Management System received the FAA’s Supplemental Type Certification. The units are being installed in Eastern Australia Airlines‘ aircraft. (Lea Ann McNabb, Trimble, 408/481-7808.)

Barton Anthony Borrasca, 49, a senior policy analyst with Overlook Systems, recently died of cancer at his home in Alexandria, Va. Borrasca worked with the Navstar GPS office during his Air Force career. He also worked for the Central Intelligence Agency. At Overlook, he worked on projects that implemented GPS for military and civil aviation...

Based on a recommendation from Judge Martha DeGraff of the General Services Administration Board of Contract Appeals, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last week denied a protest by Kansas City, Mo.-based Wilcox Electric Inc. to continue the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) contract. "We are very disappointed at the outcome because we believe we made...

Navtech Seminars is planning three GPS courses Nov. 18-22 in Alexandria, Va., and six GPS courses in Orlando, Fla., Dec. 9-13. Courses range from the "Fundamentals of GPS" to "Applied Kalman Filtering with Emphasis on GPS Applications." In other Navtech news, the company recently named retired Army Col. Sammie Young, formerly GPS project manager at...

Cabin John, Md.-based GeoResearch Inc.’s GPS/GIS ’97 Conference organizers are accepting technical papers and poster presentations until Feb. 15, 1997. The conference will be held in Annapolis, Md., May 13-16, 1997. Topics include defense, enhanced 911 emergency management, forestry, oil and gas, transporta tion and vehicle tracking, GIS mapping, telecommunications, utilities, environmental monitoring, disaster preparation...

Orbital Communications Corp. [ORBI] recently named Beraq, Israel-based Elisra Electronics Systems‘ Stellar Satellite Communications subsidiary to manufacture a handheld communicator for its Orbcomm satellite system. The communicator, the EL-2000, will have a GPS-capable version. (Robert Pizzimenti, Orbcomm, 703/406-5311.)

Dorne & Margolin‘s new DM C146-20, originally based on military aircraft antenna applications, is now on the market for precision survey units. The unit operates at the L1, L2 and GLONASS frequencies. (Rob Turano, Dorne & Margolin, 516/585-4000.)

Sextant Avionique‘s new Topstar 200A GNSS (global navigation satellite system) has been certified to the European Qualification Aviation Civile and the FAA’s Technical Standard Order. The certification allows Sextant Avionique to certify its system on any type of aircraft, the company said. The units will go into 85 McDonnell Douglas MD-82s for Alitalia Airlines. (Florence...

Beverly, Mass.-based Frequency & Time Systems Inc.’s new Model FTS 4065B features a low phase noise output, custom RF outputs for individual requirements and easy to setup instructions, the company said. Applications include timing for telecommunication master system clocks. (Karl Reuning, Frequency & Time Systems, 508/927-8220, ext. 220.)