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Products

Single-Board Computer Radstone Technology has introduced the PPC8A, a PowerXpress single-board computer intended for "sheltered" defense and aerospace applications. The PPC8A offers a compatible processor upgrade, Motorola's 1-GHz, reduced-core-voltage 7447 PowerPC processor.…

ATM Modernization

People

New Officials John Belcher has been named chairman of ARINC Inc., succeeding James Pierce, who announced his retirement in January. Belcher formerly was the company's president and chief executive officer (CEO). He…

ATM Modernization

Looming Crisis, Plea for Action

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is at a crossroads-and the future of U.S. aviation hangs in the balance. Last month President George W. Bush delivered to Congress a proposed Fiscal Year 2005…

Business & GA

Product Focus: Say Hello to FRED

Data in flight recorders is stored in crash-protected memory. But when a recorder is recovered from an accident scene, it can take weeks to decipher what the data means-to translate it into…

Business & GA

Regional Jet Cockpits-Now and in the Future

Describing the cockpit avionics in today's regional jets can be either straightforward or complex. It is straightforward if one deals with the dominant airframes from Bombardier and Embraer, where standardization across the…

Commercial

Safety: Bad Figures, Dangerous Results

The fact that a flight management computer (FMC) would accept decision, rotate and climb speeds based on a takeoff weight that was too low by 100 metric tons raises an obvious question:…

ATM Modernization

Scan

Firsts on the Embraer 170 Honeywell has announced two "firsts," following the Brazilian authorities' and U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's type certification of the avionics manufacturer's Primus Epic integrated avionics and two-axis fly-by-wire…

ATM Modernization

Avionics Technicians: The Training, The Demand

Where can one receive electronics/avionics training? What are the prospects after graduation? Here's a snapshot of the technician training landscape. Despite a slow recovery in the aviation industry, the demand for avionics…