ATM ModernizationScan Another Step for ADS-B ACSS, an L-3 Communications and Thales company, and UPS Aviation have partnered to develop an automatic dependent surveillance system-broadcast (ADS-B) package designed to assure the safe separation of…
ATM ModernizationProduct Focus: Tracking MEMS In Navigation Systems Rugged, reliable and affordable micromachines are moving into prime-time avionics applications in unmanned air vehicles and precision-guided munitions. Tiny micro electromechanical systems, or MEMS, are no longer the stuff of fiction. The…
Business & GASafety: The Case For Wire Replacement A truly massive wiring inspection program has ben announced by FAA. The benefits, in terms of avoiding unscheduled landings or preventing accidents, are supposed to outweigh the cost of the inspections by…
ATM ModernizationScan RNP Ops at Queenstown Air New Zealand (ANZ) is working with Airbus and Naverus, a Seattle-based firm specializing in performance navigation, to gain special Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approval for its A320…
MilitaryAll New Warthog The U.S. Air Force's A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II has never been regarded as a pretty aircraft--ergo its nickname, Warthog, and its pilots' nicknames, Hog drivers. And the largest-ever A/OA-10 modernization program, currently in…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Cable and Wire: From Commodity to System Aircraft wiring is like the body's nervous and circulatory systems combined, distributing power, signals and data throughout the platform. It is the foundation upon which avionics functions are built. Even the flight…
ATM ModernizationCalendar December 14-15 RNAV and Beyond, a course sponsored by Helios Information Services at the Flemings Mayfair Hotel, London, UK. Contact Helios Information Services, phone +44 207 340 1610, fax +44 207 828…
ATM ModernizationEditor’s Note: Talk of Change And a Goodbye ARINC's Oishi set the tone for this year's Airline Elecronic Engineering Committee (AEEC) meeting when, in his welcoming remarks in the event's pocket guide, he noted the many changes taking place in…
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