Business & GA

Eye on the Cabin

Cabin security, thrust into the limelight by the 9/11 terrorist assault, has been quietly pursued for a number of years by a handful of companies that now are poised to capitalize on…

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Calendar

February 3-6 "Satellite-Based Communications, Navigation and Surveillance for Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM)," a short course offered by the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA). Contact UCLA Extension, phone 310-825-3344, fax 310-206-2815 or visit…

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Editor's Note: Industry, Magazine Transformations

In our annual outlook story (page 24), we describe an aviation industry in transition. Air travel is becoming more point-to-point, less hub-and-spoke. A wider range of aircraft types, including ultralight jets and…

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Feedback

Words to Live By I enjoyed your October Avionics System Design column titled "Saving the Pilot: Part I." I manage a small aircraft transportation laboratory, funded by NASA Langley. The Maryland Advanced…

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Outlook 2003: Perseverance and Change

It probably is appropriate that this industry forecast is being written several weeks after Halloween. As we look down the shadowy lane of 2003, a year predicted to be economically flat for…

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New Products

Personalized Weather Digital Cyclone Inc. has launched a personalized weather service directed to mobile phones. Through a distribution agreement with Motorola and certification by Nextel, Digital Cyclone has unveiled Pilot My-Cast. It…

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People

CTT Systems: Liljenberg, Vice President CTT Systems, based in Nykoping, Sweden, has appointed Ulf Liljenberg as vice president of marketing and sales. CTT Systems is a provider of humidity control and condensation…

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Perspectives: A Time for Cooperation

There are times to be competitive and times to be cooperative. When it comes to aviation efficiency and safety, cooperation works best. Cooperation can save money, and in today’s economic environment, the…

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Product Focus: Cockpit Displays: LCDs vs. CRTs

The aviation industry is moving from bulky, power-hungry cathode ray tubes (CRTs) to lighter, more reliable liquid crystal displays (LCDs). New aircraft types and versions have adopted LCDs. But a huge pool…

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Safety: Tracking System Glitches

The use of a procedure in aviation similar to "Ctrl-Alt-Delete" as a last-ditch stratagem to resuscitate a dead personal computer has one big difference: one’s personal computer does not have to reboot…