ATM ModernizationNew Products AMLCD Display BarcoView recently introduced a new, 12-by-9-inch (30.5-by-22.8-cm) active matrix liquid crystal display. The color, landscape display, designated the MFD-12.9/1, is sunlight readable and includes modular open system architecture and built-in…
ATM ModernizationPeople Eclipse Aviation Corp: Burtis, Vice President Eclipse Aviation Corp. has promoted Don Burtis from director of avionics and electronics to vice president of avionics and electronics, in charge of systems development for…
Business & GASafety in Avionics: When the Average Isn't Good Enough If the eye is the window of _the soul (to borrow Leonardo da Vinci’s famous declaration), then an airplane’s flight data recorder (FDR) is the window into what happened in an accident.…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan Displays for GA Avidyne Corp., Lincoln, Mass., recently introduced an integrated flight deck for general aviation (GA) aircraft and has agreements to provide the system for installation, initially, on four aircraft types.…
Business & GAThales Avionics' Francois Quentin Based in France, Thales Avionics is the world’s third-largest avionics specialist. In 2001 it produced more than 1.1 billion Euros in revenue, almost 11 percent of the parent company’s sales. Thales has…
Business & GASimulation: More Than a Training Tool Everyone knows flight simulators are used to train pilots. That is the core function of these $14- to $20-million machines. Less well known is that simulators play other safety-enhancing roles. United Airlines,…
Business & GACorporate Connectivity After various fits and starts, corporate aviation’s "office in the sky" seems ready to take off. The journey towards the elusive airborne workplace–bringing the same business tools to airborne executive travelers as…
Business & GAViewpoint: A U.S. Embarrassment? If a somewhat bizarre chain of events unfolds, as it is expected to do, both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and U.S. Department of State could find themselves in the embarrassing position…