Business & GASatcom for Your Citation For the owner of a Cessna Citation III, the Aero-M satellite communication (satcom) system proved to be an ideal choice. He flies his business aircraft regularly to the Caribbean, where the commonly…
ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: Topics We've Emphasized I admit it. We’ve given Europe’s air traffic management (ATM) problems and the efforts by Eurocontrol to resolve those problems a lot of ink lately in our Global Airspace section. And this…
Business & GAThe Need to Remedy IFE Support They may disagree on market share and on the relative merits of each other’s systems, but if there is one thing that the three in-flight entertainment (IFE) suppliers agree on it is…
Business & GABell/Agusta Avionics for a Hybrid The description of the tiltrotor is as simple as it has been frequently given: It is a hybrid aircraft that flies like a turboprop but lands and takes off like a helicopter.…
Business & GAPhones: Voice-to-Date Evolution Enters the Cabin Once a luxury, today a necessity, and now that we have them, it’s hard to imagine living without them. We’re talking about phones. On aircraft, they’re sophisticated avionics systems. While all phones…
MilitaryResourceful Rafale The Rafale fighter aircraft is like a "quick change artist." It’s versatile–made for both ground-based and carrier-based operations–and was designed for quick operation. How quick? Refueling the Rafale can be completed in…
Business & GAEditor's Note: The Battle Continues I warned on this space (page 4, May 2000) that the aviation industry’s battle to protect the frequency spectrum required for safe operations would leave no room for respite. But, admittedly, I…
Business & GAThe Need to Remedy IFE Support Surprisingly, in the highly competitive in-flight entertainment (IFE) business, adding popular new features no longer appears to be the airlines’ top priority. IFE reliability and supportability now dominate many of the air…