Business & GASafety in Avionics: Let There Be Light The fatal Oct. 31 crash of a Singapore Airlines jet while taking off at night in bad weather raises a basic issue of cockpit visibility, and whether it’s time to equip pilots…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan Bombardier Chooses ISIS Smiths Industries Aerospace is to supply its integrated standby instrument system (ISIS) as basic fit for the Learjet Models 60, 45 and 31A. Deliveries to Bombardier Aerospace began in…
Business & GAPerspectives: The Case for Cockpit Video Recorders James E. Hall, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), acknowledges that video recording in the cockpit is a controversial topic. To the many pilots opposed to the idea, video cameras…
Business & GAAvionics System Design: Flight Management Systems Written and spoken languages have been with us for a long time, but understanding what is said or written is not always clear. This often is the case in the crowded aircraft…
ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: The Macro View As in Januarys past, we present in this issue an outlook of the aerospace electronics industry. Unlike past January issues, however, our outlook data has not been generated by our staff of…
ATM ModernizationFeedback A Theory Dismissed? In your November Safety in Avionics column (page 55), I was disappointed by your dismissive tone regarding the theories of Elaine Scarry, and I was quite disturbed by the…
ATM ModernizationNew Products SN3308-Compatible Gyro Sandel Avionics and Mid-Continent Instruments have jointly introduced the Mid-Continent 4305-100 remote directional gyro. This TSO-approved gyro provides the basic heading stabilization for the SN3308 electronic HSI/moving map. The gyro…
CommercialOutlook: Air Transport Market: The Demand Continues Frost & Sullivan has pegged a robust market outlook for air transport avionics, based on the need to replace aging equipment and meet new regulatory requirements. Despite the delays and growing aggravation,…