ATM ModernizationPeople Garrett Aviation Services: Phillips, Vice President Keith Phillips recently was named vice president of sales and marketing for Garrett Aviation Services, Tempe, Ariz. He comes to Garrett from Curtiss-Wright Flight Systems, where…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Data Bus Test The predominant avionics data bus standard in commercial aviation today is ARINC 429. The first widespread application of digital data bus technology in commercial aviation, ARINC 429 has proved resilient over nearly…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Calibrators TTI Inc., Williston, Vt., has introduced the BetaFLEX calibrator with mix-and-match input/output modules. Loaded into two bays at the base of the unit, the modules provide both measurement and simulation capabilities.…
ATM ModernizationPeople ARINC Inc.: New Officials As a result of a reorganization effort, ARINC Inc. recently announced two promotions and an appointment. The former Avionics & Simulation Maintenance Engineering (ASME) department, which was in…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Avionics Switches At first glance, lighted pushbutton switches so critical to aircraft operation appear not to have changed much over the years. But if you open the cap or look at the body, it…
CommercialSafety in Avionics: Swissair's All-Out War Against Fire No airline has suffered more from the ravages of in-flight fire than Swissair. No airline is doing more than Swissair to ensure that it does not happen again. Only Swissair pilots will…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan The Market According to Collins Rockwell Collins is now a public company, independent of its previous owner, Rockwell International. On June 29, 183 million shares of common stock were made available for…
MilitaryUAVIONICS: A Global View As far back as in the 18th century, airborne vehicles were used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR). That remains true of many airborne vehicles today. But unlike the balloons flown more…