Commercial

Safety: Single Warning For Two Problems

From available accounts, a scenario suggests itself for the Aug. 14 crash of the Helios Airways B737-300 near Athens: the aircraft was never fully pressurized to begin with. Why it wasn't fully…

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Scan

Joint STARS Upgrade Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems recently completed the Block 20 upgrades to the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) aircraft, all of which are assigned to the…

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Airline Missile Defense Accelerates

At A Glance This article discusses: Phase 2 of the federal Counter MANPADS program; Rival onboard anti-missile packages; Plans for Phase 3. Several commercial aircraft types are poised to begin FAA safety…

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Calendar

October 17-20 MILCOM 2005, Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, N.J., classified and unclassified sessions. Contact J. Spargo & Associates, 703-449-6418, fax 703-631-7258, or register on line at www.milcom.org. 20-21 Grounding and…

Business & GA

Countering Threats: Securing Business Aircraft

At A Glance Corporate aircraft security touches on many flavors. This article touches on: Wheelwell and door systems; Cameras and radar; Missile defense systems; and Secure data link. Two business jets of…

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A350 Avionics: Combining the A330 and A380

Poised for an expected launch this month, Airbus' A350 will blend new avionics with tried-and-true systems, incorporating features from both its baseline, the enhanced A330-200, and the all-new A380. While not starting…

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Editor’s Note: Delivering Fuel Savings

Despite a sprinkling of bright spots in the air transport industry--aircraft orders inching up and some U.S. major carriers reporting positive, second quarter financial results--the dark cloud of escalating fuel prices looms…

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Feedback

Not Invented Here I retired from the FAA as the surveillance team lead in Aircraft Certification's Avionics Systems Branch (AIR-130) in October 2003. As an engineer and former Eastern Air Lines pilot…