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Q&A: Bill Strauss: Academic Look at Interference

Electromagnetic interference (EMI) from portable electronic devices (PEDs) is a growing concern, given the omnipresence of cell phones. RTCA's Special Committee 202 (SC-202) is addressing the issue in preparation for technology being…

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Safety: An Emergency and No Guidance

The EasyJet B737-300 crew was nonplussed but coped well with myriad electrical failures that prompted them to divert from their planned flight from Nice, France, to Luton, UK, landing instead at Lyons,…

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Electronic Flight Bag Virgin Atlantic Airways has picked Chicago-based navAero's t?BagC22 Class 2 electronic flight bag (EFB) as part of a project to equip its fleet of Airbus A340s and Boeing 747s.…

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Securing ACARS: Data Link in the Post-9/11 Environment

At A Glance: ACARS message security is under scrutiny in the post-9/11 environment. This story covers: Airline efforts to develop a standard approach to ACARS security; and The parallel push from the…

Business & GA

Product Focus: Switch Evolution: Impact of Computers

The role of switches is changing in the era of glass cockpits. Today's military and commercial flight decks feature fewer hard-wired, single-function switches and more "soft" switching via pull-down menus and "point-and-click"…

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Flight Simulators Minneapolis-based Aerosim Technologies has started production of an Airbus A319/A320 flight management system trainer (FMST), virtual flight deck (VFD) and virtual procedure trainer (VPT) for an undisclosed U.S. airline. The…

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Setting a Course: Beyond GPS

At A Glance: This article surveys non-U.S. satellite-based navigation systems being developed or modified--Europe's Galileo, Japan's JRANS and QZSS, and Russia's GLONASS--as well as GPS. Satellite navigation, once felt to be an…

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Broadband to the Bizjet Cabin

At A Glance: High-speed connectivity is a priority for executives. We describe broadband advances by ARINC, Rockwell Collins and Inmarsat, plus cell phone support by Honeywell and Inmarsat. Connectivity is a priority…