ATM ModernizationWAAS: Back in Step After two years of relative obscurity and delay, the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) program is gaining renewed prominence, as it approaches for a major milestone. The agency…
Business & GAAvionics System Design: Designing for Space The most difficult avionics design task is making equipment for operation in outer space. The equipment must provide 100 percent reliability under harsh environmental conditions and where repair usually is impossible. While…
Business & GAMaking Flying EASy Dassault Aviation’s "EASy cockpit," destined for the redesigned Falcon 900EX, the Falcon 2000EX and the Falcon 7X, embodies fundamental changes in the avionics interface. The leading concept behind the new flight deck…
ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: Words of Faint Optimism The year 2001 is now behind us and virtually everyone in the civil aviation industry is glad it is. Immediately after Sept. 11, 2001, civil aviation faced its darkest hour. There was…
ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: The Truly Electric Aircraft We enter 2002 with bittersweet feelings. This is the year prior to the 100th anniversary of powered flight and the year after the worst 12 months in commercial aviation history. In our…
ATM ModernizationSpecial Report: Outlook 2002: Battered, Beaten But Still Seeing Growth Not that long ago, the air transport market faced an economic downturn but was bolstered by the strong sales of commuter/regional jets. The business aircraft market was riding the crest of the…
ATM ModernizationOutlook 2002: Technologies to Watch in 2002 The nightmarish events of Sept. 11 have prompted sweeping changes in aviation security. After much debate, the U.S. Congress in November 2001 passed and the President signed legislation that mandates a new…
ATM ModernizationPeople Teledyne Controls: New Officials Teledyne Controls recently announced staff promotions and new employees. The Los Angeles-based company promoted Matthew Wing to senior marketing manager-data link programs and Keith Lockwood to director of…