Military

JPALS: Not Just LAAS in Navy Uniform

When the U.S. Department of Defense opted for the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) in the mid-90s, most observers understood that this would be the military’s version of the GPS-based…

ATM Modernization

New 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 Modernization

Is LAAS Cat I Close at Hand?

The contract for a Category I version of the Local Area Augmentation System may come soon. It would represent a giant step forward, but more giant steps will be required for the…

ATM Modernization

New Products

Discrete I/O Card The Apex Signal Division of North Atlantic Industries, Bohemia, N.Y., has announced a discrete, single-slot I/O VME card that offers enhanced diagnostics to support both embedded and test/simulation avionics…

ATM Modernization

People

Honeywell: Cote, Board Chairman Honeywell president and chief executive officer David Cote has assumed the title of chairman of the board, with the planned retirement of Chairman Lawrence Bossidy. Cote was tapped…

Commercial

Pilot Report: The Simplified World of CDS/R

As electromechanical instruments rapidly become a part of aviation history and electronic flight instrument systems (EFIS) are pushed to their limits, newer flat panel displays are emerging as mainstays in corporate aircraft…

Business & GA

Product Focus: Cabin Displays: The Upgrade Market

Corporate operators want the latest cockpit displays. But they devote equal attention to the cabin, their home in the sky. Liquid crystal displays (LCDs) are becoming larger and thinner–not just bulkhead displays,…