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Editor's Note: Domestic RVSM: The Next Steps

Put into operation in January 2005, domestic reduced vertical separation minimum (DRVSM) added six new altitudes to the high-altitude structure of the National Airspace System (NAS). Launching the effort in such a…

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Citation 650 Cockpit Modifications FAA has granted a supplemental type certificate (STC) to Elliott Aviation, Moline, Ill., for its Elite Series cockpit upgrade on the Cessna Citation 650. This modernization replaces the…

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Davis, Del Boca Northrop Grumman has appointed Chineta Davis as vice president, multirole electronically scanned array (MESA) programs for its Baltimore-based Electronic Systems sector. The company also has promoted Robert Del Boca…

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Perspectives: Avionics Cooperation

In the inaugural Perspectives column, published in the January 2003 issue of Avionics Magazine, Roger Goldberg, executive secretary of the AMC (Avionics Maintenance Conference), wrote: "There are times to be competitive and…

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Safety: Illusory Tricks and Overruns

The takeoff overrun and resulting aircraft damage that occurred in an April 9, 2004, accident in Johannesburg, South Africa, might be described as "two pilots determined to succeed but prepared to concede."…

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Netherlands CH-47F Upgrade The Netherlands Ministry of Defense has chosen Honeywell's avionics control and management system (ACMS) for a fleet of new and existing Boeing CH-47F Chinooks. Boeing has granted Honeywell approval…