ATM ModernizationEditor’s Note: Delivering Fuel Savings Despite a sprinkling of bright spots in the air transport industry--aircraft orders inching up and some U.S. major carriers reporting positive, second quarter financial results--the dark cloud of escalating fuel prices looms…
ATM ModernizationFeedback Not Invented Here I retired from the FAA as the surveillance team lead in Aircraft Certification's Avionics Systems Branch (AIR-130) in October 2003. As an engineer and former Eastern Air Lines pilot…
Business & GAThe Growing Importance Of IFE Support European airlines, like others worldwide, recognize how critical fully operational IFE equipment is to customer satisfaction. We learn, however, that various approaches exist to achieving nearly 100 percent systems reliability. The palpable…
Business & GAEditor's Note: Resolving NFF In this issue we unearth the challenges of both isolating the root causes and conceiving solutions for no fault found (NFF) (see story), a complex problem affecting operators, maintenance facilities and original…
ATM ModernizationInput/Output: UAVs and the Regulatory Gap Unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) are a force to be reckoned with--not just by enemy troops. So despite its reservations, FAA is beginning to act. At a UAV event just before the Paris…
ATM ModernizationLPV or RNP: Which Way for Business Aviation Thales recently won an FAA award for up to 300 ILS systems, to be installed between 2007 and 2013. Many will replace older equipment, but at least 100 systems will provide precision…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Data Loader AIM recently introduced its EasyLOAD-615A, which allows avionics developers and engineers to perform target data loader operations over the communications ports on the company's avionics full-duplex Ethernet switch (AFDX)/ARINC 664…
Business & GAPeople Jeff Reid Executive Jet Management, Cincinnati, has named Jeff Reid to the new position of vice president of subcontract and vendor relations. He was a program manager for General Electric's e-business and…