Business & GA

Tackling Turbulence

Turbulence, the often violent and irregular motion of air currents, is an unavoidable flight hazard. But the day may soon arrive when turbulence no longer takes air crews by surprise. And this…

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…

Commercial

Air Transport: How Delta Adds Safety Using the FMS

SINCE 1997, DELTA AIR LINE'S primary expansion strategy has been to strengthen its presence in Latin America, beyond its existing routes to Mexico City. It's a strategy that brings financial rewards but…

ATM Modernization

Editor's Note: We Explain the Technology

OUR MISSION WAS TO explain the technology." That is what motivated technical writer Len Buckwalter to launch Avionics Magazine 25 years ago. And that remains the magazine's mission today. In this issue,…

ATM Modernization

Feedback

FAA Keeps Watch on UWB At the (U.S.) Federal Aviation Administration, we have been closely involved with the ultra-wideband (UWB) issue since the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) brought to our…