ATM Modernization Editor's Note: A Fresh Look at the Grid In last month’s issue, we covered the IFR Global Positioning System (GPS) "grid" used by the offshore support helicopter operators in the Gulf of Mexico.…
Business & GA The Desire to Be Interactive In the booming in-flight entertainment (IFE) market—estimated at $1.7 billion in 1999—"interactivity" is the buzzword for the future. Yet nearly everyone in the industry has…
ATM Modernization New Products Loop Resistance Tester The Boeing Co. has developed an instrument that allows the integrity of cable shielding to be tested without de-mating the connectors. The…
ATM Modernization Avionics System Design: Potential Perils of PEDS The issue of PED (personal electronic device) interference with onboard avionics systems becomes more complex and contradictory as one digs deeper into prior documents, conflicting…
Military The Beauty of COTS The percentage of funds allocated for avionics in U.S. military aircraft programs has grown to enormous proportions. Fortunately, with help from the 1995 reforms in…
Military Civil Market in Europe As in the United States, the two very promising markets in Europe are corporate/executive transport and regional airline—but perhaps for different reasons. While a booming…