Aviation Week Announces Suppliers' Innovation Winners

NEW YORK, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviation Week & Space Technology and Defense Technology International (DTI) have named the first annual Suppliers' Innovation Challenge Winners, recognizing new and recent technology developments by aerospace and defense (A&D) suppliers. These winners represent the best-in-class, potential game-changing innovations. Aurora Flight Sciences took the top honor for a lightweight composite wing developed for Boeing.

A panel of industry judges and A&D experts from Aviation Week and DTI selected eight companies out of 80 entries in 11 categories, as follows.

• Overall Most Innovative Product: Phantom Eye Wing Design and Build - Aurora Flight Sciences
• Aero-Structures: Cabin Seating Layout Management System - Blue Sky
• Communications: Mini Rescue Pocket/Float - See/Rescue Corp.
• Composites: Ultem Polyetherimide Foam - Sabic Innovative Plastics
• Electronics: iCache IFE Installation - AESS LLC
• Power & Propulsion: Magnetic Braking and Ground Maneuvering System - Delos Aerospace
• Sensors: MinIM Sensor - Atlantic Inertial Systems/Goodrich
• $1-5 Billion: Ultem Polyetherimide Foam - Sabic Innovative Plastics
• $250 Million-$1 Billion: Alteos Interactive Window Systems - PPG Aerospace
• $80-250 Million: MinIM Sensor - Atlantic Inertial Systems/Goodrich
• Less Than $80 Million: Phantom Eye Wing Design and Build - Aurora Flight Sciences

"Aviation Week & Space Technology has long trumpeted the value of the aerospace and defense industry's smaller technology companies—the wellspring of much of the product innovation introduced year after year," said Anthony L. Velocci, Jr., editor-in-chief, Aviation Week & Space Technology. "We are proud to recognize these innovative companies for supplying customers and end-users with improved performance and helping them operate more cost-effectively."

For more information, visit http://aviationweek.com/sic or watch for the January 2011 issue of DTI for the Defense 2011 Cutting Edge technology review.

About Aviation Week:

AVIATION WEEK, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is the largest multimedia information and services provider to the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries, and includes http://AviationWeek.com, Aviation Week & Space Technology, Defense Technology International, Business & Commercial Aviation, Overhaul & Maintenance, ShowNews, Aviation Daily, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, The Weekly of Business Aviation, World Aerospace Database, Aviation Week Intelligence Network, MRO Links and MRO Prospector. The group also produces major events around the world.

About The McGraw-Hill Companies:

Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) is a global information and education company providing knowledge, insights and analysis in the financial, education and business information sectors through leading brands including Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, Platts, and J.D. Power and Associates. The Corporation has more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2009 were $5.95 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/.

SOURCE Aviation Week

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