ATM Modernization

Input/Output: Cost of ADS-B: A First Take

Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) looks to be the future of surveillance in the National Airspace System (NAS). Although FAA has announced only a preliminary decision, ADS-B is a good bet--sooner rather than…

ATM Modernization

New Products

LED Lighting Emteq Cabin and Lighting Systems, New Berlin, Wis., has announced its patent-pending Fluorescent Tube Replacement, which allows operators to replace the fluorescent tubes in their aircraft with light emitting diode…

ATM Modernization

People

Wolfe, Vick, Daniels Landmark Aviation, formerly Garrett/Piedmont Hawthorne/Associated, recently named Roger Wolfe as its chief executive officer (CEO) and Shawn Vick as its president. Frank Klaus announced in September his retirement as…

ATM Modernization

Perspectives: Data Link In Europe: An Overview

Today most air traffic control (ATC) data link services in Europe are based on ACARS, a technology designed for airline operational communications over the VHF band. Departure clearance, digital automatic terminal information…

ATM Modernization

Q&A: Alex Hendriks

RNAV/RNP: Eurocontrol's Vision Europe, with its multiple states, diverse airspace and projected 6 percent annual growth in air traffic, poses a difficult air traffic management (ATM) challenge. Eurocontrol, the senior body charged…

ATM Modernization

Safety: Weather Radar: A Cautionary Tale

This is a tale of the best avionics in the world being used incorrectly and therefore ineffectively. The story concerns weather radar and begins with the object lesson: All of the flight…

ATM Modernization

Scan

NASA Demos Enhanced and Synthetic Vision NASA recently demonstrated BAE Systems' enhanced vision system (EVS) technology on a head-up display (HUD) in the agency's B757 test bed aircraft. BAE showed the ability…

Commercial

Standards to Tie Fiber Optics Together

Optical fiber will have a bright future in military aviation. It offers high bandwidth, light weight and immunity from electromagnetic interference. It was deployed on the AV-8B decades ago, it's used on…