ATM Modernization

People

ITCN Inc.: New Officials ITCN Inc., manufacturer of test equipment and software development tools for embedded systems, recently announced two promotions and three new officials. The Miamisburg, Ohio-based company promoted Justin Upper…

Military

Product Focus: Mission Data Recorders

Defining a mission data recorder (MDR) isn’t easy. How, for example, does an MDR differ from other recording devices on an aircraft? When asked to define an MDR, Bruce McEwen, Smiths Aerospace’s…

ATM Modernization

New Products

DPI Labs Highlights Security DPI Labs, LaVerne, Calif., now offers Safe-Link, a PBX-like voice and data distribution system that shields aircraft communications from interception in both military and commercial applications. The system…

Commercial

Safety in Avionics: RoboLander Revisited

In the wake of the multiple coordinated hijackings of Sept. 11, 2001, numerous suggestions have emerged that would have the pilot of an airliner threatened by hijackers press a "big red button,"…

ATM Modernization

Industry Scan

Flight Management System for the A380 Airbus has tapped Honeywell to provide the flight management system (FMS) for the super jumbo A380 carrier. Honeywell’s strategic win could generate $200 million in revenue…

Business & GA

A TAWS for Rotorcraft

Terrain awareness warning in every aircraft… Sounds nice. It certainly would enhance safety–which is why Honeywell has developed multiple versions of its enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS). Perhaps the latest version,…

ATM Modernization

ADS-B Progress and the Proposed Rule

Two steps forward and one step back. That’s the pace for many technologies and appears to be the story for automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), as well. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) seems…

Business & GA

Aging Avionics: A Break with the Past

Military aircraft today are expected to endure far beyond their originally planned life spans: the 41-year-old B-52s may be around for decades to come. Military airplanes also have to accommodate new weapons,…