Editor's Note Calendar May 13-15 Aviation Services and Suppliers Supershow (AS3) and GSE (Ground Support Equipment) International Expo, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev. Contact Jill Hilgenberg,…
ATM Modernization Should We Privatize FAA? To privatize or not to privatize. Countries such as Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the UK have adopted various levels of privatization for their air…
Editor's Note Perspectives: Ionizing Radiation Safety Air transport crewmen are occupationally exposed to higher doses of ionizing radiation than are most members of the general population. The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s)…
Editor's Note Switch Evolution: Slow but Steady Cockpit switch technology moves slowly. LED (light-emitting diode) illumination, introduced more than a decade ago, has improved product reliability and reduced maintenance costs, but there…
Business & GA Real-Time Operating Systems & Hardware Support This is a big year for commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) real-time operating systems (RTOS). Green Hills Software (GHS), LynuxWorks and Wind River Systems have recently passed…
Editor's Note Europe’s Energized Mode S Program Following a decade-long gestation period, Eurocontrol’s ambitious Mode S surveillance program is accelerating. On March 31, coordinated Mode S secondary surveillance radar (SSR) coverage was…