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 & GAHuman Factors And the Future Human factors (HF) are key in designing cockpit systems. Research psychologists constantly seek to enhance pilot performance by improving the human computer interface. Rarely, however, does one consider the origins, direction and…
CommercialProduct Focus: Mil-Std-1553: Evolution Continues Military aircraft come and go, but Mil-Std-1553 soldiers on. This deterministic bus has remained fresh by constantly adopting the latest packaging technologies. The Mil-Std-1553 data bus market continues to thrive despite the…
Business & GANew Products Jeppesen Software A new Jeppesen product that includes JeppView electronic charts as well as flight planning applications is now available. NavSuite is the product of a Jeppesen strategy to integrate and package…
ATM ModernizationPerspectives: Airspace Users' Equipage Dilemma The aviation community has widely endorsed the International Air Transport Association's (IATA's) strategic vision for future air traffic management (ATM). (Visit www.iata.org/whatwedo/infrastructure_strategy1.) Guided by this roadmap, one can identify the airborne capabilities…
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…
ATM ModernizationPerspectives: Galileo: Satnav with a Difference Europe is building its own global satellite navigation system (GNSS), Galileo, which will offer accurate positioning and timing under civilian control. Galileo will be compatible with the two other existing satnav systems,…