Business & GAADS-B: North to Alaska In May 2000, Alaskan pilots will be at the cutting edge of the largest Free Flight testing initiative planned to date. This is the Capstone project, a three-year, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration…
ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: A Fresh Look at the Grid In last month’s issue, we covered the IFR Global Positioning System (GPS) "grid" used by the offshore support helicopter operators in the Gulf of Mexico. As mentioned in Rick Oeder’s story (page…
ATM ModernizationAvionics System Design: Potential Perils of PEDS The issue of PED (personal electronic device) interference with onboard avionics systems becomes more complex and contradictory as one digs deeper into prior documents, conflicting reports, and tests both conducted and not…
MilitaryThe Beauty of COTS The percentage of funds allocated for avionics in U.S. military aircraft programs has grown to enormous proportions. Fortunately, with help from the 1995 reforms in defense acquisitions, a fundamental change exists in…
MilitaryCivil Market in Europe As in the United States, the two very promising markets in Europe are corporate/executive transport and regional airline—but perhaps for different reasons. While a booming economy fuels U.S. growth in these markets,…
MilitaryDefense Market in Europe Few front line military aircraft programs are at or near service entry in Europe. And those that are—such as the Rafale, Typhoon, EH-101 and Tiger—often are subject to cuts in order numbers.…
ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: Airlines as Jugglers What will be in future cockpits? We hope we answered that question in part in our Outlook coverage in this issue. However, for added perspective on this topic, from the user community,…
Business & GAFast Moving IFE Matsushita has increased its market lead, Sony is for sale, and live television is making its air transport debut. These and other developments are occurring rapidly in the fast-paced, highly competitive in-flight…
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