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Kudos to the Supplier I enjoyed reading in the January Editor’s Note (page 4) Capt. Bill Watts’ remarks concerning standardization for the future cockpit. The example sited, steam gauges on a glass…
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Do We Really Need ICAO?
It’s still surprising. When aviation people—particularly those in the United States—discuss regulatory issues, one question often comes up: Why does the U.S. need the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)? After all, some…
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New Products
3ATI Display Planar Systems Inc. has released a new 3ATI active matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD) designed especially for rigorous avionics applications. The 3ATI can be used for flight deck instruments in…
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People
Airbus of North America: Courpron, President and COO Henri Courpron, senior vice president of sales and marketing will advance to become president and chief operating officer of Airbus Industrie of North America…
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Safety in Avionics: Blindly Following the Computer
A highly-automated cock-pit can lull aircrews into a false sense of security. It actually can make pilots more prone to errors in certain situations, specifically when the computer is pumping out blatantly…
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Industry Scan
World War II Bomber Sports Modern Avionics Those of you who plan to attend Sun N’ Fun 2000 in Lakeland, Fla., in April are in for a treat. The Experimental Aircraft Association…
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How JPO Sees the Future of GPS
What are the plans for the Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation of satellites now that we have entered the 21st century? In an exclusive interview, Charlotte Adams, the editor of Global Positioning…
Business & GA
The Desire to Be Interactive
In the booming in-flight entertainment (IFE) market—estimated at $1.7 billion in 1999—"interactivity" is the buzzword for the future. Yet nearly everyone in the industry has a different interpretation of just what interactivity…