ATM Modernization New Products Management Systems Universal Avionics Systems, Tucson, Ariz., introduced WAAS-enabled Flight Management Systems (FMS). Universal said the FMSs, known as the UNS-1Lw, UNS-1Ew, UNS-1Espw, and UNS-1Fw,…
Business & GA Multilateration: Radar’s Replacement? Multilateration sounds like something you did in high school math, but have long since forgotten. But no, you didn’t, and no, you haven’t. Multilateration, or…
Business & GA Wide Bodies, Big Screens The new generation of widebody, long-range aircraft, including the Boeing 777 and the superjumbo Airbus A380, is spurring a new generation of in-flight entertainment (IFE)…
Business & GA Product Focus: Antennas New antenna and broadband technologies are bringing new capabilities and new scope to in-flight communications and entertainment systems. Business travel used to mean putting some…
Business & GA New Products Umbilical Contract W. L. Gore & Associates won a contract to provide its Umbilical Assemblies for the A-10 Precision Engagement Kit by Lockheed Martin. This…
Business & GA Perspectives: Security and the Separation Kernel Historically, avionics systems have largely been designed to fit a single application need, such as an attitude indicator or central warning system. The software-intense designs…