Tech Bytes

Aircraft research

• Market Intelligence. Aircraft research and information provider JETNET has announced a series of enhancements to its flagship software interface, Evolution. The biggest change is a set of “Views,” or summary pages, that gather data points from throughout the Evolution program and compile these into single screens of well-organized lists, graphs, and tables for easy assessment of marketplace status and trends, says the company. Subscribers to JETNET’s service can choose from a variety of Views, depending on their industry profession and particular needs; www.jetnet.com

Flight Tracking

• Traffic Management. Era Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of SRA International, Inc., announces that its fully hosted Itinerant Aircraft Billing (IAB) system built for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has been successfully installed and is now in full operational use. The solution, which utilizes Era’s multilateration surveillance system and built on the same technology as AirScene.com RevenueVue, has been deployed at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). The system was specifically designed to look beyond the charges typically captured by a standard landing fee system to address itinerant operations, parking, as well as terminal use fees, according to the company; www.sra.com

Mobile technology

• Geolocation. SITA has announced the launch of a comprehensive menu of mobile phone functionality for Malaysia Airlines. The system allows the airline’s 14 million passengers to book, pay, and check in, and board their flight using their mobile phone. It also harnesses the capabilities of smart phones to offer passengers context-aware services using geolocation. Flymas.mobi is the first mobile airline application which connects bookings to Facebook, TripIt, and Dopplr, enabling friends and colleagues to be informed about each other’s travel plans. In addition, it allows passengers to check the status of a delayed bag using flymas.mobi because the application can link to SITA’s WorldTracer, the industry-standard, fully-automated system for tracing lost and mishandled passenger baggage; www.sita.aero

Security

• Video Surveillance. Bosch Security Systems, Inc. has released the ZX55 Infrared Imager, a long-range camera that provides a powerful night imaging solution for outdoor surveillance applications. Available in IP and analog, the camera captures detailed scenes up to 1,000 feet in total darkness, making it ideal for perimeter surveillance, critical asset monitoring, or force protection applications, says the company. Advanced optics provide users the ability to monitor long stretches of perimeter with a wide-angle field of view or to narrow the scene to a particular asset or section of perimeter. The camera delivers full detection, classification, recognition and identification (DCRI) capabilities; www.boschsecurity.us

• Explosives Detection. L-3 Security & Detection Systems announces its eXaminer XLB high-performance explosives detection system (EDS) has been certified by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Designed as a high-speed in-line system, the eXaminer XLB is the first certified system to meet the industry’s high-speed EDS classification. The eXaminer XLB features a meter-wide tunnel and generates high-resolution 3-D image data for explosives detection by combining helical CT with dual-energy imaging. Using 3-D Continuous Flow CT technology, the XLB generates high-resolution color images in real time; www.L-3.com