ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: Industry, Magazine Transformations In our annual outlook story (page 24), we describe an aviation industry in transition. Air travel is becoming more point-to-point, less hub-and-spoke. A wider range of aircraft types, including ultralight jets and…
ATM ModernizationFeedback Words to Live By I enjoyed your October Avionics System Design column titled "Saving the Pilot: Part I." I manage a small aircraft transportation laboratory, funded by NASA Langley. The Maryland Advanced…
Business & GAAvionics System Design: Saving the Pilot Part II Read Part I here. Almost every time a pilot flies, he or she encounters unexpected results from the aircraft and its systems. For most flights, the situation remains stable and within acceptable…
ATM ModernizationAFE: (Acronyms Forever) What happens when you are in an industry that involves aerospace, computers and the military? For one thing, when you read industry literature, you become inundated with acronyms, initialisms and abbreviations. I’m…
ATM ModernizationFeedback Missing an Important Factor It seems to me that the editor’s note, "Consequence of a Tragedy" (September 2002, page 6), misses the most important factor in the European midair collision between a…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Air Data Line Switching GE Druck has introduced a new air data line switching unit, designed to enhance the operation of air data test sets by simplifying the testing of multiple pitot-static…
ATM ModernizationPeople WAEA: New Officials The World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) has elected Sue Luxem as president for a one-year term. Luxem is product manager, in-flight media, for American Airlines. Other new WAEA officials…
CommercialProduct Focus: Aircraft Recorders in Transition In anticipation of new regulations, standards bodies are preparing for aircraft recorders that store not only voice and data but also digital data link messages. As aircraft/air traffic control voice communications evolve…