Business & GAAre We Nearer to NEXCOM? The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) next-generation air/ground communications system (NEXCOM) program is showing steady progress, and its first phase appears to be on schedule, despite industry controversy over the agency’s priorities. Some…
ATM ModernizationPeople DeClue, Account Executive Information provider Jeppesen has named George DeClue account executive for the Business and General Aviation Division. Based in White Plains, N.Y., DeClue will be in charge of business aviation…
Editor's NotePerspective: WAEA: On Board With Wireless The use of carry-on electronic devices with wireless communications capability is increasing among airline passengers. Over the past two and a half years the World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) has been helping…
ATM ModernizationNew Products TCAS Interface Vista, Calif.-based Sandel Avionics has developed an enhancement to its ST3400 terrain awareness warning system (TAWS). A new interface allows the display of traffic advisory and resolution advisory (TA/RA) information…
ATM ModernizationSafety: Cruising With Smoke During the cruise phase of flight, a "smoke" event is more than twice as likely as an engine problem to cause an unscheduled landing, according to a new study of service difficulty…
ATM ModernizationScan Brits Tough On Security In November the UK’s aviation authorities began monitoring UK and non-UK airlines’ compliance with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) requirement to provide a means of checking the…
ATM ModernizationSafety: Tales of Troubleshooting The video screens mounted beneath the passenger overhead luggage bins in the cabin were retracting and extending continuously. They created a vivid image of an aircraft electrical system going out of control–and…
ATM ModernizationScan B747 Classic EFIS Jet Aviation Basel has installed the first electronic flight instrument system (EFIS) for a classic B747, using 6-by-8-inch, wide angle, active matrix liquid crystal displays (LCDs). Supplied by Astronautics…