ATM ModernizationEurope's Vision of Future Avionics At A Glance: As part of a wider issue focusing on the future Overall ATM/communications, navigation and surveillance (CNS) Target Architecture (OATA), Eurocontrol has released an avionics study targeting three time frames:…
ATM ModernizationMilitary ATM: Meeting Civil Standards At A Glance: Air traffic management modernization initiatives are impacting military aviation across the board. We discuss: U.S. Air Force and Navy equipage; and USAF’s GATM office. As the civil air traffic…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Lithium Ion-Powered Transceiver Icom America of Bellevue, Wash., has introduced A24Li, a high-power version of its A24 Navicom transceiver. The handheld unit features a lithium ion battery, which the company says provides…
ATM ModernizationPeople Eric Schmidlin As part of a company-wide expansion of customer service for its Entegra series of flight decks, multifunction displays and traffic advisory systems, Avidyne Corp. has appointed Eric Schmidlin as director…
ATM ModernizationPerspectives: The Aviation Industry and Transmitting PEDs Cell phones, wireless networks, two-way pagers, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and other transmitting portable electronic devices (T-PEDs) are growing rapidly in popularity. These devices all emit radio frequency signals, thus the generic…
ATM ModernizationCabin Surveillance: Industry Debates the Need for Video FAA officials are reviewing the responses to the agency's notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), titled "Flight Deck Door Monitoring and Crew Discreet Alerting Systems." The NPRM--docket number FAA-2005-22449, amending Part 121--represents the…
ATM ModernizationCalendar May 16-17 VMEbus International Trade Association (VITA) Military Embedded Electronics and Computing Conference (MEECC 2006), Hyatt Regency, Long Beach, Calif. Contact VITA, phone 480-566-6355, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.meecc.com. 16-21 International Aerospace…
Business & GAEditor's Note: A Pause for Reflection The effort to adapt military technology to commercial aviation in order to protect U.S. airliners from shoulder-launched, heat-seeking missiles is poised to enter its third and final phase (see story). Contracts were…