ATM ModernizationQ&A: Col. Jan Plevka: Military/Civil Interoperability in European Airspace Under Europe's vision of a "single sky" and more flexible airspace, military and civil aircraft will share airspace on a more equal footing than ever before. However, this equality means more and…
Business & GAPerspectives: Software Specs: The Next Step Software is taking on larger, more complex aviation tasks and is playing an increasingly larger role in aviation safety. Its development also is evolving. Software developers need updated materials to help them…
ATM ModernizationProduct Focus: Evolution of DFDAUs Avionics evolve. And in true Darwinian fashion, they often can become extinct--at least as hardware. That probably will be the case with flight data acquisition units (FDAUs). FAA's notice of proposed rulemaking…
Business & GAQ&A: Col. Paul Croisetiere: Future Heavy Lift for the Marine Corps In Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military's largest helicopter dutifully performs its assault support missions in a hostile and austere environment, and often at high altitudes. Indeed, with 55-troop and more than…
CommercialSafety: Mode Confusion, Timidity Factors Ever since computers and airplanes came together, modal confusion and pilot perplexity have gone hand in hand. Now and again, they hook up with grave consequences. Case in point is the Jan.…
ATM ModernizationScan Maps for A400Ms Airbus Military SL has contracted EADS Defence Electronics to equip the A400M military transport aircraft with a digital map generator system. The system will be installed in the 188…
ATM ModernizationUWB-Europe is Concerned, Too Europe knows it has to act on impulse--that is, on "impulse radio," otherwise known as carrier-free or ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless technology. The European authorities are taking more time than their U.S. colleagues…
ATM ModernizationWireless Gatelink: Coming of Age Over a decade ago an aircraft industry initiative called gatelink attempted to establish high-speed data transfer while aircraft were docked at the gates. Early concepts ranged from infrared control heads at the…