ATM ModernizationOIG: FAA Needs to Improve Air Traffic Controller Scheduling FAA's policy regulating the scheduling of its air traffic controller workforce needs improvement to mitigate its impact on fatigue, controller performance and agency costs, according to a new report released by the…
Business & GAGarmin Working on Beechjet, Hawker G5000 Avionics Retrofit Garmin is currently developing a G5000 avionics retrofit for Beechjet 400A and Hawker 400 XP jets. (An illustration of what the Beechjet 400A G5000 cockpit will look like. Photo, courtesy…
ATM ModernizationPeople Dominique Giannoni Thales named Dominique Giannoni as the new CEO of its In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity business, headquartered in Irvine, Calif. He joined Thales in 2003 as head of the company’s Underwater…
ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: Disney’s Planes It’s not often (okay, never) that I get invited to movie screenings or premieres. And, it’s not often (again, never) that the worlds of airborne electronics and Hollywood intersect. But there’s a…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan AeroVironment’s Puma unmanned system First Commercial UAS Type Certificates Describing it as a “giant leap for unmanned-kind” FAA in late July issued a restricted category type certificates to two unmanned aircraft systems…
ATM ModernizationThe Road to NextGen Despite glitches to some programs and the ongoing threat of budget cuts from sequestration, NextGen is proceeding in stages toward its full implementation around 2025. Avionics Magazine interviewed prime contractors and FAA…
ATM ModernizationSpace-Based ADS-B Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) is a cornerstone program of the NextGen airspace modernization initiative. It promises to allow for more efficient communications and operations between air traffic control facilities on the ground…
CommercialPassenger Connections Delta Air Lines, which flies more than 800 domestic aircraft equipped with Wi-Fi, plans to expand that connectivity to its long-haul international fleet of more than 150 aircraft by 2015. The proliferation…