Business & GAProduct Focus: Moving Maps New Connections These tools are moving rapidly toward the networked environment, as developers explore integration with traffic alert collision avoidance systems and military data links. The concept behind a moving map is simple. It's…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Automatic Cutter The MMC100 automatic cutter by Eraser Co., Syracuse, N.Y., cuts materials from cellophane to copper wire, with a maximum force of 600 pounds (272 kg). Visit www.eraser.com. Sporty's Products Sporty's,…
CommercialNew Way to View Weather Honeywell's new RDR-4000 weather radar doesn't just see storms ahead of the aircraft. It remembers what it's seen, storing weather data for more than 1.9 million cubic miles. That's a rough calculation…
Business & GAPeople New Officials Kurt Sutterer has been promoted to president of Midcoast Aviation, St. Louis, and to the new position of senior vice president of business development for Midcoast's parent company, Sabreliner Corp.…
Business & GALiveTV: Fad or Future of IFE? In 1925, a "media event" took place in the skies over London. On a converted World War I Handley-Page bomber a projector and screen were set up so passengers could view what…
Business & GANew Products Wire Connector Waytek Inc., Chanhassen, Minn., offers an addition to its 3M Performance Plus line of wire connectors. The 3M T/R+ can replace yellow, tan and red connectors in many field applications.…
MilitaryNight Vision: Beyond Image Intensification Today's head-mounted night vision systems allow pilots to operate safely at night, avoid obstacles and fly close to the surface by amplifying light from external sources such as the moon and stars.…
ATM ModernizationOutlook 2005: Reasons for Optimism? The aviation industry needs a new phrase. "Cautious optimism" has become shopworn. Yet, over the years, it has been apropos in describing the industry's economic outlook. This year is no exception. There…