ATM ModernizationPeople Eric Schmidlin As part of a company-wide expansion of customer service for its Entegra series of flight decks, multifunction displays and traffic advisory systems, Avidyne Corp. has appointed Eric Schmidlin as director…
ATM ModernizationPerspectives: The Aviation Industry and Transmitting PEDs Cell phones, wireless networks, two-way pagers, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and other transmitting portable electronic devices (T-PEDs) are growing rapidly in popularity. These devices all emit radio frequency signals, thus the generic…
ATM ModernizationQ&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…
ATM ModernizationSafety: 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,…
ATM ModernizationScan 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.…
ATM ModernizationSecuring 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 & GAProduct 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"…
ATM ModernizationScan 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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