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Industry Scan
Opinion Allows Flexibility In Pilot Headsets Airline pilots have embraced a wide variety of active noise reduction (ANR) products to improve communications and protect their hearing in relatively high-noise cockpits such as the ubiquitous Boeing 737. A...
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People
Gregory Bowles The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) in Washington, D.C., promoted Gregory Bowles to director, engineering and manufacturing. Bowles previously served as GAMA’s manager, maintenance and engineering. Bowles’...
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Calendar
February 19-24 Singapore Air Show, Changi Exhibition Center, Singapore. Contact (65) 6542 8660 or enquiries@singaporeairshow.com.sg. 24-26 Heli-Expo 2008, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston. Contact organizer Helicopter Association International...
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Avoiding Trouble Ahead
A ground-based reporting system using information from the nation’s network of Next-Generation (NEXRAD) Doppler radars can help pilots avoid turbulence by transmitting real-time data on clouds and storms. The system, designed by the National Center for...
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Applying SAAAR
In December 2005, FAA published Advisory Circular 90-101, "Approval Guidance for RNP Procedures with SAAAR (Special Aircraft and Aircrew Approval Required)." This AC provides guidance material for approvals to take advantage of the Required...
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Product Focus: Connectors
Few other components in aerospace have changed as little as connectors have over the years. However, the connector has been roused from its slumber by the introduction of new aircraft — Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, in particular — and by the...
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New Products
Data Storage VMETRO unveiled three storage devices for use with its Vortex data recording services. The rack mount storage units provide 4Gb fibre channel Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks (RAID) and Switched Bunch of Disks options. The devices are suited...
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Aviationtoday.com: Flightplan to Where?
Aviation is in the throes of transition. Witness ADS-B, NextGen and composite construction. At the Web site Aviation Today and its affiliated publications, we don’t just cover these and other important trends — we try to anticipate and decipher...
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| 02.01.2008 |
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Letters
Avionics Technicians I have been an avid reader of your magazine for many years. The article about AET certification (Avionics, December 2007, p. 30) caught my attention, particularly the comments about A&P mechanics. I started my career in aircraft...
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| 01.01.2008 |
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Editor’s Note: A Crisis Averted
This is a column about a crisis averted. I’m referring to the Thanksgiving travel crush, which was preceded by grim prognostications of delayed and cancelled flights and a level of media coverage you’d expect for an approaching hurricane. Coming...
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| 01.01.2008 |
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Industry Scan
Commercial ADS-B Comments FAA on Nov. 19 extended the comment period for its Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) proposed rulemaking by 60 days until March 2008, following requests from industry associations. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...
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| 01.01.2008 |
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People
Jean-Pierre Mortreaux Jean-Pierre Mortreaux, CMC Electronics president and CEO, was elected chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada. Mortreaux succeeds Don Campbell, executive vice president of CAE, who chaired the association from 2006...
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Calendar
January 7-10 Aerospace Sciences Conference and Exhibition, Grand Sierra Resort Hotel, Reno, Nev. Contact organizer, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, phone 703-264-7500 or visit www.aiaa.org. 21-23 Armed Forces Communications and Electronics...
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Cover Story: Outlook 2008: Growth Continues
Industry fortunes can be fickle. Airlines once again are profitable. Airframers are experiencing record orders and healthy backlogs. Enabling technologies for safer, more precise and efficient operations are being implemented in Europe, Asia and North...
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Outlook 2008: Avionics Test Market Outlook
The market for avionics Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) is alive and well. This is an exciting and dynamic marketplace for vendors in both the military and commercial segment. This article will provide an outlook of the market for 2008 and beyond, covering...
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Cabin Comfort On The A380
The first Airbus A380 to enter commercial service, delivered to Singapore Airlines last October some 18 months later than planned, was anticipated as much for its cabin interior as for the aircraft itself. At the handover in Toulouse, France, the airline...
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Product Focus: GPS
It’s not every year the avionics industry gets to introduce a new class of product that didn’t exist the prior year. That’s the enviable position that manufacturers of GPS equipment are in with the introduction of the first units capable of...
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| 01.01.2008 |
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New Products
Certification Guidance A new book, "Avionics Certification: The Complete Guide to DO-178," endeavors to guide readers through the avionics certification process. The authors are Vance Hilderman, who spent 25 years designing aerospace systems, and...
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Aviationtoday.com: Integrating Iridium
It’s a truism among military commanders and corporate managers alike: better technology doesn’t necessarily lead to victory. Rather, victory goes to those who use technology better. Likewise, air operators are seeking better performance from...
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| 01.01.2008 |
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Perspectives: Climate Uncertainties
The latest report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), political involvement and relentless media hype have created a juggernaut that is about to descend on the aviation industry. The Europeans have a plan to force airlines...
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