ATM Modernization Safety in Avionics: Not Your Father's Loran Just as the value of real estate has been based on the word "location" repeated three times, the commendable safety record of the airline industry…
ATM Modernization Editor's Note: The Race for ADS-B There is a race going on —a race against time. Pressure is mounting against the Cargo Airline Association (CAA), which is working feverishly to make…
ATM Modernization Avionics System Design: Asking the Question 'Why?' In several discussions recently, I found myself explaining why some aviation and mil-spec techniques and methods are used, and it struck me that commonly we…
Military The Space Shuttle, Modernized The space shuttle cockpit is getting a facelift. The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) four shuttles have flown 95 missions since 1981, equipped…
Military Twice the Bang for the Buck American taxpayers should be pleased. The U.S. Marine Corps has taken on an unusual upgrade program that is faithful to the service’s reputation of accomplishing…
ATM Modernization Executive of the Year James L. Pierce, chairman and CEO of ARINC Inc. and current chairman of RTCA, is an unassuming man, considering his outstanding career and two very…