ATM Modernization

New Products

Standby Attitude Module Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics, of Wichita, Kan., introduced MD302 Standby Attitude Module (SAM), a 2-inch by 5-inch standby display. This self-contained, solid-state instrument provides attitude, altitude, airspeed and slip…

Editor's Note

System Design: Mysterious Noises Re-Visited

Many years ago, I put together an index of airframe problems and published it as an article titled “Mysterious Noises.” A lot of people have used that information to good effect since…

Editor's Note

People

Capt. Richard Carter JetBlue Airways appointed Capt. Richard Carter to system chief pilot. In his new role, Carter is responsible for developing and executing Flight Operations strategy, the safe and reliable operation…

Business & GA

Calendar

February 12-14 ATM World Congress, IFEMA, Madria, Spain. Visit www.worldatmcongress.org. March 4-7 Heli-Expo 2013, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas. Visit www.heliexpo.com. 12-14 ATC Global, Amsterdam RAI Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Visit…

ATM Modernization

Editor's Note: Fiscal Cliff

Editor Emily Feliz As I write this, the country is perched on the edge of the so-called “fiscal cliff,” a series of deep budget cuts prompted by an impasse in budget talks. Politicians…

Commercial

GE, Accenture Form Joint Venture

Accenture and GE Aviation have formed a joint venture company called Taleris, which will provide commercial airline customers with "intelligent operations services focused on improving efficiency by leveraging aircraft performance data, prognostics,…