Editor's Note

Scan

FAA's AGHME In preparation for the Jan. 20, 2005, deadline for domestic reduced vertical separation minimum (DRVSM), the FAA Tech Center in Atlantic City, N.J., is completing the development of its Aircraft…

ATM Modernization

Single European Sky

A Single European Sky (SES), with greater harmonization of air traffic control (ATC) equipment and procedures, is viewed as the answer to Europe's present fragmented air traffic management (ATM) arrangement. European politicians…

Editor's Note

System Design: The Struggle For Sunlight Readability

Almost every avionics designer encounters that one moment when a whole project seems destined to fall off the design cliff because of sunlight readability issues. The indicators can't be clearly seen. The…

Commercial

British Airways Avionics: Making Adjustments

British Airways Avionic Engineering (BAAE), in Cardiff, Wales, is located not far from the carrier's major engine maintenance facility, a unit that was sold to outside interests as part of a reorganization…

Editor's Note

Calendar

November 10-11 Airport, Port and Terminal Security Exhibition and Conference (APTS 2004), Olympia 2, London. Contact Michael Costain, International Business Events, phone +44 1892 614 166 or visit www.apts-expo.com. 15-16 Link 16,…

Business & GA

Autonomous Flight Management: A Third Way

Pilots who now can choose to fly under visual or instrument flight rules (VFR or IFR) may someday have a third option: autonomous flight rules, or AFR. Using flight plans and aircraft…

Editor's Note

Calendar

October 12-14 NBAA 57th Annual Meeting and Convention, Las Vegas Conference Center, Las Vegas, Nev. Contact National Business Aviation Association, phone 202-783-9000, e-mail info@nbaa.org. 12-14 Night Vision 2004, Hotel Ibis, London. Contact…

ATM Modernization

Cape Verde: Modernized ATM in the Mid-Atlantic

Three hundred and twelve miles (500 km) off the bulge of western Africa lies a group of volcanic islands that were once a vital stepping stone for piston-engine airliners crossing the Atlantic…