ATM Modernization Cape Verde: Modernized ATM in the Mid-Atlantic Three hundred and twelve miles (500 km) off the bulge of western Africa lies a group of volcanic islands that were once a vital stepping stone for piston-engine airliners crossing the Atlantic…
Business & GA Editor's Note: Cell Phones, Social Issues "So my girlfriend tells me that he's, like, so cute, and I freak out because he's standing, like, right next to me, and I don't know what to do, so I, go…
Commercial Safety: Dysfunctional Doors The biggest piece of avionics-related equipment to be installed recently in transport-category aircraft isn't on the instrument panel in front of the pilots. It's behind them: the hardened, electrically locked cockpit doors…
ATM Modernization Feedback New Perspective of Lead-Free I read with interest the September Editor's Note on lead-free avionics (page 6) and the Safety column in the same issue (page 55) on tin whiskers. In the…
Business & GA Integrated Avionics: Plug & Play The cursor control devices, pull-down menus and point-and-click controls in today's bizjet cockpits remind us of PCs. Under the hood, in a corporate-owned airplane's processing cabinets, the similarities persist, with integrated architectures…
ATM Modernization New Products TopDeck Expands Thales Avionics is positioning its TopDeck integrated avionics suite for the helicopter market. Built around an advanced glass cockpit, the latest TopDeck package meets all civil and military helicopter requirements…
ATM Modernization Scan New Take on TV The in-flight entertainment (IFE) manufacturer, Flight Display Systems (FDS), has set out to bring airborne television to the business aviation masses, including to aircraft that lack the large…
ATM Modernization People New Officers BAE Systems has named Aaron Penkacik as the chief technical officer (CTO) for its Information & Electronics Systems Integration sector. Penkacik remains the CTO of the Information and Electronic Warfare…