Business & GA

Navigating the Skies

The GPS network is everywhere in our cars, on our phones, and, yes, in aircraft. Recent events have called the safety and security of the GPS network into question. But panelists on…

Commercial

Product Focus: Databus Technology

Fundamental technology change usually comes about at a very deliberate pace in the aircraft industry. This is especially true when it comes to the databuses that help run critical operations onboard civil…

ATM Modernization

New Products

IFE Monitors Lumexis, based in Irvine, Calif., introduced two high-definition TV displays — a 10.1-inch and a companion 12.1-inch, expanding its lineup which already includes 8.9-inch, 15.4-inch and 23-inch monitors. Deliveries of…

Commercial

Column: Avionics and Rosetta Stone

Over the last few decades the foundation for on-board software, hardware and overall platform and system design assurance slowly but surely has been laid. DO-178B (now C) revolutionized software design assurance, then…

Business & GA

Column: Who’s Flying This Plane?

Hold on, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are coming to civilian airspace near you! Trainers and aviation authorities worldwide are preparing for the forecast boom of civil-use UASs in the next decade. One…

Commercial

Perspectives: Cooperation Key to DO-178 Update

The RTCA and EUROCAE have released new software certification guidelines that are already having an impact on new designs in the United States and Europe. The venerable DO-178B/ED-12B has been updated and…

ATM Modernization

People

Rick Ducharme Metron Aviation, based in Dulles, Va., named Rick Ducharme executive vice president of industry relations. Ducharme joins Metron Aviation from FAA where he was deputy chief operating officer, Air Traffic…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

2013  February 12-14 ATM World Congress, IFEMA, Madrid, 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.…