ATM ModernizationNew 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…
ATM ModernizationPeople 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…
ATM ModernizationSafety 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…
ATM ModernizationIndustry 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…
ATM ModernizationHow 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 & GAThe 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…
ATM ModernizationPeople Honeywell: Smith, President & CEO Michael A. Smith, former acting president of Honeywell Space and Aviation Control, has been named president and CEO of the company’s new (following the merger with AlliedSignal)…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Loop Resistance Tester The Boeing Co. has developed an instrument that allows the integrity of cable shielding to be tested without de-mating the connectors. The Loop Resistance Tester (LRT) works by magnetically…