Editor's NoteIndustry Scan WARP and New Airspace The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently made two announcements pertinent to its airspace modernization plan. At a Washington press briefing, agency officials announced plans to deploy an advanced…
Business & GAWeather Avoidance Advances in receiving and processing radar- and satellite-derived weather data, plus communications breakthroughs, are allowing critical weather information to be presented to pilots in flight – on-line and in near real time.…
CommercialA380 Innovations: A Balancing Act The giant Airbus 380 features subtle cockpit design. It balances new concepts and technologies within an existing framework to provide a familiar, yet easier-to-use pilot workspace. The human-machine interface (HMI) is interactive…
ATM ModernizationNav Canada Towers–Big and Small Of all the ground facilities in aviation’s total infrastructure, few are more interesting than airport control towers. Whether serving smaller communities or large metroplexes, airport towers provide one of the best close-up…
ATM ModernizationSystem Design: Evaporating Data Recently, we have seen evidence in our shop of a disturbing fault trend that merits wider discussion in the avionics community. My coworkers and I happen to be involved in a great…
Editor's NoteCalendar February 19-20 Asian Airports 2003, Sheraton Towers Hotel, Singapore. Contact the Asia Business Forum, phone +65 6536 8676, fax +65 6536 4356 or visit www.abf-asia.com. 19-21 The Engineer in Transition to Management,…
Business & GAThe All-Digital, All-Weather Helicopter The European rotorcraft manufacturer, Eurocopter, has employed the first all-digital helicopter for a program it calls the All-Weather Helicopter (AWH). Expanding the capabilities of a highly sophisticated EC-155B1, Eurocopter is evaluating the…
ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: The Drumbeat Grows Louder The drumbeat for more efficient air traffic management (ATM) and use of airspace grows louder and increasingly zealous. The final report from the Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry…