Business & GA

Thales 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 & GA

Simulation: 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,…

ATM Modernization

Editor'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 & GA

The 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 & GA

Product 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…

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…