Business & GA

The Ultimate in Cabin Completions

Every field has its "ultimate." In automobiles, Rolls-Royce offers the ultimate in luxury. Mount Everest is the ultimate challenge for mountain climbers. The ultimate in executive air travel would be converted widebodies…

Commercial

How Northwest Saves Millions with its EIDS

At Northwest Airlines’ maintenance facilities in Minneapolis, Minn., engine maintenance crews save the airline millions of dollars, thanks to a state-of-the-art engine instrument display system (EIDS). Developed by Spirent Systems Wichita Inc.,…

ATM Modernization

Editor's Note: Plans to Improve ATM

THAT today’s technology can advance to benefit the individual much faster than it can to resolve a far-reaching problem that involves the coordinated efforts of many persons doing different tasks is, no…

ATM Modernization

Feedback

Narrowband vs. Broadband As little as two years ago, in-flight e-mail seemed a far-fetched concept. But today, it’s up and running, flying on airlines like Air Canada and Singapore Airlines, thanks to…

ATM Modernization

People

NATS: James, General Manager, ATS Steve James leaves his post of civil air attaché for the British Embassy in the United States to become general manager, air traffic service, at London Heathrow…

Business & GA

Product Focus: Antennas

Phase arrayed, blade, whip, internal, external, trailing wire, collapsible, invisible, multispectrum, electronic scan, tunable, high gain, low gain, stealthy and multifunctional: all are descriptions of antenna types or attributes. All antennae (the…

ATM Modernization

New Products

Custom Battery Packs Atlantic Components (Atcom) of Woburn, Mass., now offers custom manufactured battery packs that can be made to solve space and design requirements or multiple power source requirements. The battery…

ATM Modernization

Safety in Avionics: Cross-Wired Controls

A Lufthansa A320 came within less than two feet and a few seconds of crashing during takeoff on a planned flight from Frankfurt to Paris. Preliminary reports indicate that maintenance performed on…