ATM Modernization

Q&A: Jake Hinchman

Automated Refueling of UAVs If unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) are to become contenders for manned aircraft roles, they need to be refuelable by air. The Automated Aerial Refueling project, an advanced technology…

Commercial

Safety: Safety-Proofing Software Certification

The nose pitch-up led to an emergency airworthiness directive (AD), but the tale is far from over and gets to the heart of software certification. The Aug. 1 case involves a Malaysian…

ATM Modernization

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Another Step for ADS-B ACSS, an L-3 Communications and Thales company, and UPS Aviation have partnered to develop an automatic dependent surveillance system-broadcast (ADS-B) package designed to assure the safe separation of…

ATM Modernization

Product Focus: Tracking MEMS In Navigation Systems

Rugged, reliable and affordable micromachines are moving into prime-time avionics applications in unmanned air vehicles and precision-guided munitions. Tiny micro electromechanical systems, or MEMS, are no longer the stuff of fiction. The…

Business & GA

Safety: The Case For Wire Replacement

A truly massive wiring inspection program has ben announced by FAA. The benefits, in terms of avoiding unscheduled landings or preventing accidents, are supposed to outweigh the cost of the inspections by…

ATM Modernization

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RNP Ops at Queenstown Air New Zealand (ANZ) is working with Airbus and Naverus, a Seattle-based firm specializing in performance navigation, to gain special Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approval for its A320…

Military

All New Warthog

The U.S. Air Force's A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II has never been regarded as a pretty aircraft--ergo its nickname, Warthog, and its pilots' nicknames, Hog drivers. And the largest-ever A/OA-10 modernization program, currently in…

Business & GA

Product Focus: Cable and Wire: From Commodity to System

Aircraft wiring is like the body's nervous and circulatory systems combined, distributing power, signals and data throughout the platform. It is the foundation upon which avionics functions are built. Even the flight…