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 & GAAvionics System Design: Saving the Pilot: Part I Recently I had to investigate a small plane crash, and it struck me how easy it is for things to go wrong in the cockpit. The pilot can be certain he is…
ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: The Snowball Effect A snowball effect is taking place in the air traffic management arena. It first became apparent about two years ago, when Boeing announced its new Air Traffic Management division. And it picked…
Business & GAThe Gripen's NATO-ized NINS When Saab first developed the JAS-39 Gripen fighter for Sweden’s defense, the aircraft included an integrated navigation package. However, to become part of the NATO rapid deployment force, yet maintain vigilance over…
Business & GAProduct Focus: IFE Systems Alliances and acquisitions are the name of the game in the highly competitive in-flight entertainment (IFE) market, where companies have been scrapping for business in the wake of Sept. 11, 2001, and…