ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: How Far Will ATC Privatization Go? It appears the United Kingdom will carry through with the partial privatization of its National Air Traffic Services (NATS) organization. Will the United States do the same with the Federal Aviation Administration’s…
ATM ModernizationFeedback Definitely Not First An article titled "Resourceful Rafale" appeared in the September 2000 issue of Avionics Magazine (page 16) and included the following statement on page 21: "The Thomson-CSF SB25A is said…
ATM ModernizationNew Products dataMARS104 Ampol Technologies Ltd. has introduced the dataMARS104 for monitoring, recording and analyzing aircraft avionics communications data. The modular system includes a flight data recorder unit, integrated removable recording media, and ground…
ATM ModernizationPeople FlightSafety Boeing: Gaines, Hinton, New VPs FlightSafety Boeing (FSB) Training International LLC has appointed Pat Gaines as executive vice president at its headquarters in Seattle, and Capt. Paul Hinton as vice president-flight…
Business & GASafety in Avionics: Wiring Safety: Progress or Procrastination? A White House task force report on aircraft wiring can be looked at two ways. One is that it stands as a promise of real progress. The other is that it represents…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan Thomson-CSF No More The Thomson-CSF name, which has been dominant in the aerospace arena since 1968, has been dropped for that of a mathematician and philosopher born around 624 B.C. The company…
MilitaryOutlook: Military Avionics Market Demand for military avionics over the next five years is expected to level off, then decline, says Frost & Sullivan. This will shift more emphasis toward upgrade programs–a crucial aspect of increasing…
ATM ModernizationPeople BAE Systems: Menard, Director-Business Dev. John Menard has joined BAE Systems Canada as its director of business development, Corporate Aircraft Products. Menard has 25 years of experience in avionics and aircraft interior…