ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan Honeywell Creates New Unit As if Honeywell hasn’t had enough excitement in one year, the company has created a new, third division under Aerospace Electronic Systems (AES). Avient Technologies will be an…
Business & GAGiant Steps Forward for GA As you read this report, general aviation (GA) pilots in Alaska are receiving one of the best tools the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ever granted them: real-time weather reports in…
ATM ModernizationWeather in the Cockpit There was a time when avoiding weather was a tactical exercise. It involved the aircrew making route and/or altitude changes based on information received via on-board weather radar (with a range typically…
CommercialAvionics for a Colossus Cockpit commonality has been the cornerstone for cockpit design in Airbus aircraft, and the gargantuan A3XX will be no exception. This, despite the fact that the European manufacturer plans to implement new…
ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: Seeking the Delicate Balance Where is the delicate balance? The digitized cockpit could grant air crewmen virtually an endless amount of flight-critical data. But such a capacity fosters the concern of creating confusion among pilots from…
Business & GALuxury Joins Speed and Flexibility Enter the cabin of a Bombardier Challenger and one would expect a plush interior: leather seats, galley, soft lighting, and in-flight entertainment (IFE). And it’s no different with Flight Services Group’s (FSG’s)…
Business & GAUAE's Modernized Mirage At the Dubai Air Show last November, the Gulf Aircraft Maintenance Co. (GAMCO) announced that it had won a contract from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence to…
ATM ModernizationNew Mexico's Technological Finds Microscopic machines, satellite science, high-speed semiconductors, and voice operated, 3-D air traffic imagery. This is the kind of wizardry currently spewing from New Mexico, and at Mach speeds. New Mexico has the…
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