Business & GA

Regional Jet Cockpits-Now and in the Future

Describing the cockpit avionics in today's regional jets can be either straightforward or complex. It is straightforward if one deals with the dominant airframes from Bombardier and Embraer, where standardization across the…

Commercial

Safety: Bad Figures, Dangerous Results

The fact that a flight management computer (FMC) would accept decision, rotate and climb speeds based on a takeoff weight that was too low by 100 metric tons raises an obvious question:…

ATM Modernization

Scan

Firsts on the Embraer 170 Honeywell has announced two "firsts," following the Brazilian authorities' and U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's type certification of the avionics manufacturer's Primus Epic integrated avionics and two-axis fly-by-wire…

ATM Modernization

Avionics Technicians: The Training, The Demand

Where can one receive electronics/avionics training? What are the prospects after graduation? Here's a snapshot of the technician training landscape. Despite a slow recovery in the aviation industry, the demand for avionics…

Business & GA

Airships: Making a Comeback

It was once safe to say that airships were relegated to aviation history. These slow-moving behemoths were, after all, virtually written off after the 1930 crash of the British-built R101 near Beauvais,…

ATM Modernization

A Strong Pulse in ATM

Air traffic management (ATM) may not be the fastest growing industry, but activities at ATC Maastricht 2004, Europe's premier ATM exhibition and conference, indicate that it is on a sound footing and…

Editor's Note

Calendar

April 26-27 3rd Annual Airborne Strike Conference, The Hatton, London. Contact SMi Conferences Ltd., phone +44 2078 276 192 or visit www.smiconferences.co.uk. 26-29 55th Annual Avionics Maintenance Conference, Centre Sheraton, Montreal, Canada.…

ATM Modernization

Editor's Note: U.S. Following Europe's Lead?

Has Europe overtaken the United States in air traffic management (ATM) modernization? If it hasn't, many believe it soon will. At recent aviation-related events in the Washington, D.C., area, considerable consternation was…

Editor's Note

Products

Single-Board Computer Radstone Technology has introduced the PPC8A, a PowerXpress single-board computer intended for "sheltered" defense and aerospace applications. The PPC8A offers a compatible processor upgrade, Motorola's 1-GHz, reduced-core-voltage 7447 PowerPC processor.…

ATM Modernization

People

New Officials John Belcher has been named chairman of ARINC Inc., succeeding James Pierce, who announced his retirement in January. Belcher formerly was the company's president and chief executive officer (CEO). He…