ATM Modernization

New Products

From TEAC Aerospace Technologies Inc., Montebello, Calif., comes the new AirTracks In-Flight Moving Map Software and Digital Video Playback systems. The high-resolution, moving map software allows aircraft passengers to view different maps,…

ATM Modernization

People

Schmidt, Deputy Director Kevin Petersen, director of the Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC), has named Steven Schmidt as deputy director. Schmidt has been the special assistant to the NASA administrator since January…

Business & GA

Product Focus: PXI Coming Of Age

Small test cards based on the PCI bus technology used in desktop computers emerged six years ago. But the PXI (PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation) standard caught on slowly in the military/aerospace market.…

ATM Modernization

Scan

Thales on Watchkeeper The UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) recently selected a Thales UK-led team for the next phase of the acquisition cycle for its Watchkeeper unmanned air vehicle (UAV) program. The…

Military

B737 Joins the Navy

The U.S. Navy's new Multimission Maritime Aircraft (MMA), a modified Boeing 737-800, is touted as a significantly enhanced mission platform, compared with the venerable P-3C it will replace. Prime contractor Boeing and…

Editor's Note

Calendar

September 21-24 ION GNSS, Long Beach, Calif. New this year is a classified session cosponsored by the GPS Joint Program Office. Contact the Institute of Navigation (ION), phone 703-383-9688, e-mail meetings@ion.org or…

ATM Modernization

Q&A: Russ Chew

A little more than a year ago, in June 2003, Russell Chew became a pioneer in the annals of U.S. aviation history by becoming the first chief operating officer (COO) of the…

Editor's Note

System Design: Forged and Counterfeit Parts (Part II)

My first encounter with forged parts was almost 40 years ago. I discovered that some U.S. surplus dealers would strip the markings from expensive tantalum capacitors and connectors, and then select or…