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…
CommercialEditor's Note: Consequence of a Tragedy Some air accidents have more long-term impact on the aviation industry than others. The July 1 midair collision of the DHL Boeing 757-200 and the Bashkirian Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 trijet near the…
ATM ModernizationFeedback What About China Lake? I am always grateful when the Harrier gets good press. The AV-8B, for both the U.S. Marine Corps, UK, Italy and Spain, is a critical yet often overlooked…
MilitaryInterview: Erv Gangl Mil-Std-1553, the 30-year-old bus standard that gave rise to "plug and play" digital avionics, is taken for granted today. But its advent was a major milestone. Before the standard, avionics was largely…
Business & GAAvionics System: Galileo: Commercializing Satnav Politics represents a powerful force in the design world. It manifests itself in everything from emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) to water purity standards to satellite navigation. A vivid example is Europe’s Galileo…
MilitaryBuilding Blocks to Upgrade to B-1B After the collapse of the Soviet Union during the dawn of the1990s, the U.S. Air Force decided to convert its B-1B nuclear bombers to a conventional warfare role. The planes were developed…
MilitaryU.S. Military's Uneven COTS Policy Talk of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) acquisition on a program level, and U.S. military officials often will gladly provide all the details you want. However, talk of COTS on a policy level, and…
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