ATM Modernization

People

Ganase, President Aviation Communication and Surveillance Systems (ACSS), a joint venture between L-3 Communications and Thales, has named Kris Ganase as its president. Prior to joining ACSS in 2001, he was vice…

ATM Modernization

Perspectives: New Era For a New Loran

In the last several years, while the United States migrated away from a sole-means GPS approach to critical infrastructure operations, Loran has changed, as well. It has rapidly evolved into a modern…

Commercial

Safety: Terrorists on Camera

Message to terrorists: Try to hijack an airplane, and you'll be on "candid camera." Video imagery of events in the cockpit or cabin could be transmitted to the ground using the existing…

ATM Modernization

Scan

Diamond DA40 Approval The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Garmin International a supplemental type certificate for Diamond Aircraft Co.'s DA40 Diamond Star. Diamond is now authorized to deliver DA40s with Garmin's G1000…

ATM Modernization

Scan

ADS-B Down Under With a contract issued and the elimination of all en route radar set as a goal, Airservices Australia marches ahead in establishing a nationwide automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) system.…

Business & GA

The Great Spectrum Explosion

It’s hard to squeeze a size-12 foot into a size-10 shoe. Yet, the two agencies that manage radio frequency (RF) spectrum in the United States have been ordered to do just that:…

Business & GA

System Design: Fraudulent and Forged Parts

When high-profile crimes clamor for our attention on the nightly news, it’s sometimes easy to forget that the electronics world has its own misdeeds, which can have serious implications for the avionics…

Editor's Note

Calendar

July 15-16 Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (ABACE), Hong Kong, People's Republic of China. Contact Kathleen M. Blouin, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), phone 202-783-9364, e-mail kblouin@nbaa.org or visit www.abace.aero 19-25…