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…
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…
CommercialWhite Paper: IFEC Network Services In-flight communications and connectivity has evolved dramatically in recent years, and continual embedded technology advancements help to speed and simplify development even further. Next-generation systems are driven by increasing passenger expectations and…
CommercialProduct Focus: Test Equipment The Aeroflex RF Expansion Module is developed and manufactured by Aeroflex Test Solutions in partnership with the Test & Services activities inside Cassidian. The system is designed to support testing of airborne…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Helmet Mounted Display Elbit Systems America, based in Fort Worth, Texas, introduced JHMCS II, the second generation of its Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS). JHMCS II is a helmet mounted display…
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…