MD41-1480 Annunciator Mid-Continent Instruments’ MD41-1480 (series) annunciator is the latest accessory for the Garmin GNS 430 system, meeting U.S. Federal Aviation Administration requirements for the GPS annunciation in the pilot’s normal field…
Flight mode confusion is perhaps the greatest bane of modern "glass cockpit" aircraft. One possible solution may be to substitute "pictograms" for letters and numbers. At least, this is the thesis of…
Thomson in the UK Having confirmed that its offer for Racal Electronics Plc has been declared wholly unconditional, Thomson-CSF says it plans to reorganize its activities in the UK. The UK holding…
Right now, Europe is in that dreaded season–the holiday season, when air traffic is at its worst and delays in arrival and departure mount up. But this year, European air traffic management…
FlightSafety Boeing: Williams, Regional Sales Mgr. FlightSafety Boeing Training International LLC has appointed Martin Williams as regional sales manager for the Europe/Africa/Middle East region. He is responsible for flight training sales activities.…
VME/VXI The Versa Module European (VME) and VME eXtension for Instrumentation (VXI) persist as trusty old standards for avionics databus equipment. VME is popular for research and development and software development, as…
Sometimes noticing a single item can lead to larger insights about electrical and avionics system safety. The case at hand involved yet another airworthiness directive (AD), issued recently, calling upon operators to…
New Displays for Airbus Airbus Industrie is introducing a new, main instrument panel using liquid crystal display (LCD) technology, with certification on the A330/A340 and A320 families expected by the end of…