ATM Modernization

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July 18-22 Satellite Communications Payload and System Design, a short course offered by the University of California-Los Angeles. Contact UCLA Extension's Department of Engineering, Information Systems and Technical Management, phone 310-825-3344, e-mail…

Business & GA

Editor’s Note: Widespread Use of EFBs

In the May issue, I extolled in this space the virtues of the electronic flight bag (EFB) and reported that adopting this promising technology need not be costly. The expense can be…

ATM Modernization

ATN: Harmonizing Aero Communications

There was a time when life in aeronautical communications was simple. There was analog voice radio or nothing. But how times have changed. Today we face competing technologies, divergent regional solutions, a…

ATM Modernization

Boeing 787: Integration’s Next Step

Moving beyond current jetliners in the integration and openness of its architecture, Boeing sees the 787 Dreamliner's avionics suite as a major contributor to the economies it promises with the new mid-…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

June 13-19 Paris Air Show, Le Bourget Airport, Paris. Contact Anouck Toussaint, e-mail a.toussaint@salon-du-bourget.fr or visit www.paris-air-show.com. 20-21 Joint International Symposium on Sensors and Systems for Airport Surveillance, offices of Direction Generale…

ATM Modernization

Editor's Note: More Bizjets Using FANS?

From our Q&A this month we learn that the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) is the first corporate aircraft certified for future air navigation system (FANS) operations. But it no longer is the…

Military

MUOS: Milsatcom’s Cutting Edge

Imagine a U.S. Air Force or Navy pilot flying his newly minted F-35 in combat. He needs to communicate immediately on several levels to accomplish his mission: talk to the tactical center,…