Demand for avionics test systems is steady despite economic challenges

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Designers of avionics test systems say they are excited about technology investment and comforted by steady military contract wins despite the slow commercial aviation market.rn"Military bookings are much greater than commercial, but commercial aviation customers are still placing orders," says Bill Schuh, vice president of sales at Ballard Technology in Everett, Wash.rn"The economy has had an effect on just about all segments of the market and we see challenges across the board, but also increased opportunity with new technology making its way into the market such as time-triggered networking and VPX technology," says Ben Daniel, business directorrnAvionics Group at GE Fa-nuc Intelligent Platforms in Santa Barbara, Calif.