Editor's Note

System Design: Frugal Testing For Interference

RECENTLY, SOME FRIENDS SENT ME AN SOS e-mail about interference that was being detected from a little automotive microprocessor device they had been shipping for years with no problems. They couldn’t detect…

ATM Modernization

Perspectives: Global Quest For Safer Ground Ops

THE PROBLEM OF RUNWAY INCURSIONS continues to pose a challenge to the safety of airport operations. More than 3,500 replies from pilots and air traffic controllers to a questionnaire issued by Eurocontrol…

Military

Product Focus: Headsets and Unwanted Noise

Comfort, affordability and quality are what matters in a headset, pilots say. Lightness is key, says a major reseller. But pilots"cry bloody murder if it costs more than $200." Pilots wear the…

Commercial

Lufthansa Technik’s NICE Cabin

"Have a nice flight" could take on a whole new meaning when addressed to users of VIP and corporate aircraft. From now on, aircraft support specialist Lufthansa Technik (LHT) would like 'nice'…

Commercial

Safety: Maintenance Snafu with Static Ports

Maintenance blunders keep catching pilots by surprise. Fortunately, the savvy and experienced pilots of a United Parcel Service (UPS) Boeing 747-200 freighter were able to retrieve the situation during a maintenance-related check…

Business & GA

MiniJets: Maxi Avionics Performance

Neither the local area augmentation system (LAAS) nor microwave landing system (MLS—for European operators) is specified for the minijets. Full, fail-passive automatic flight control systems will be supported by advanced, dual attitude…

Editor's Note

People

New Officials Bernhard Gerwert has been selected to head the EADS Defence Electronics business unit in Ulm, Germany. He succeeds Johann Heitzmann, who has been appointed head of EADS Military Aircraft business…

ATM Modernization

Products

Navigation Receiver New digital signal processor (DSP) -based LORAN receivers available from Locus Inc., Madison, Wis., provide simultaneous tracking of up to 40 LORAN transmitters with overall signal-to-noise improvement of at least…

ATM Modernization

Scan

RAAF Tanker Proposal Rockwell Collins has joined a Boeing-led team that is competing for a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) contract for refueling aircraft. The team proposes four KC-767 tankers that include…

Business & GA

Still a Niche for Narrowband

Once viewed as competitors, broadband and narrowband connectivity for e-mail and Internet access now are advancing in parallel. As broadband service is scheduled to begin this spring and narrowband service is being…