ATM ModernizationPeople Kaplan, DeCrane Richard "Dick" Kaplan is the new chief executive officer of DeCrane Aircraft Holdings, Columbus, Ohio, succeeding former CEO Jack DeCrane, who died on Dec. 29, 2005, following complications from lung…
ATM ModernizationPerspectives: Updating the RNP Concept The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is revising its concept of required navigation performance (RNP) to meet the demands of aircraft operators. The intent is to implement performance-based navigation in order to…
ATM ModernizationQ&A: Bob Lee: Hearing Aids: Advent of 3D Audio Cockpits today are highly visual environments, and display technology is advancing toward more intuitive interfaces. But audio technology has lagged behind. Now scientists at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have…
MilitaryMILS Operating Systems: Safety and Security At A Glance: Protecting multiple levels of sensitive data on U.S. military aircraft today requires duplicative hardware--a costly and inefficient solution. We describe an alternative approach, using commercial-based software and cover: The…
ATM ModernizationSafety: Descent to Disaster The approach mode was never armed, and as a result, neither the localizer nor the glide slope was captured. The captain, who was the pilot flying, spent the approach attempting to capture…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Web-Based Flight Tracking ADS and Satamatics, UK and U.S. satcom companies, have launched a low-overhead flight following and messaging service called SAT 111. Based on Inmarsat's satellite network, SAT 111 is being…
CommercialPeople Charles Keegan Former vice president-operations planning for FAA, Charles Keegan, has joined Raytheon Co. as director of strategic development, airspace management and homeland security (AMHS). He reports to Andrew Zogg, AMHS vice…
ATM ModernizationPerspectives: How Avionics Redefined Rotorcraft Design In the early days of rotorcraft development, avionics and systems had a limited role in aircraft design. Essentially, the helicopter was an airframe and one or more engines. Early flight control systems…