Almost every avionics designer encounters that one moment when a whole project seems destined to fall off the design cliff because of sunlight readability issues. The indicators can't be clearly seen. The…
British Airways Avionic Engineering (BAAE), in Cardiff, Wales, is located not far from the carrier's major engine maintenance facility, a unit that was sold to outside interests as part of a reorganization…
November 10-11 Airport, Port and Terminal Security Exhibition and Conference (APTS 2004), Olympia 2, London. Contact Michael Costain, International Business Events, phone +44 1892 614 166 or visit www.apts-expo.com. 15-16 Link 16,…
The 21st century, we are told, will be "the century of Asia." Just as Europe dominated economically in the 19th century, and North America prevailed in the 20th century, so it is…
This past August, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) unveiled a development that could deliver a thousand-fold performance improvement over the quartz crystal clocks used in many communication…
Tail-Mounted Satcom Antenna Chelton Inc., Lewisville, Texas, has released what it claims is the world's smallest and lightest Inmarsat-approved, multichannel Aero-H/H+ and Swift64 antenna. The HGA-6000 is a high-gain antenna (HGA) designed…
Founder and President Dies The founder and president of Universal Avionics Systems Corp. (UASC), Hubert Naimer, died on Sept. 12 at the age of 82. Austrian-born, he was in Vienna at the…
Airlines' investment in information technology (IT) and telecommunications has fallen to an all-time low of 2.1 percent of revenues--down from 2.4 percent in 2003, according to the 2004 Airline IT Trends Survey.…