ATM ModernizationFlying VLJs: New Twist in Training At A Glance: Cessna Aircraft and Eclipse Aviation plan to begin delivering very light jet (VLJ) models this year. Each aircraft training program includes: Pre-training assessment of aviator proficiency, Full flight simulators…
ATM ModernizationADS-B: Will It Be Filled In? At A Glance: Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) is poised to expand in the National Airspace System and overseas. This article discusses: The status of the U.S. network, ADS-B in Alaska and the…
ATM ModernizationA380: Jumbo Step for In-Flight Entertainment At A Glance: This story examines the two in-flight entertainment systems so far approved by Airbus for the superjumbo A380: Thales' Top Series i-5000 and Panasonic Avionics' eX2 Anyone plotting to foil…
ATM ModernizationCalendar March 20-22 International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Safety Conference, ICAO headquarters, Montreal. Phone 514-954-8219 or visit www.icao.int. 22-24 Random Vibration and Shock Testing, Angelantoni Industrie SpA, Massa Martana, Italy. Contact Equipment Reliability…
Business & GAEditor’s Note: Introducing 3D Audio The military research establishment over the years has developed technologies that have made a difference in the civilian world. Just think of GPS. The laboratories still pursue potentially dual-use innovations, as we…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Flight Training Montreal-based Mechtronix has received FAA and Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) certification for its Ascent full flight trainer for the ATR 42-300. Ascent was the first of several flight training devices…
ATM ModernizationPeople Kaplan, DeCrane Richard "Dick" Kaplan is the new chief executive officer of DeCrane Aircraft Holdings, Columbus, Ohio, succeeding former CEO Jack DeCrane, who died on Dec. 29, 2005, following complications from lung…
CommercialEditor’s Note: Militarizing FOQA An article in this month's issue discusses a subject familiar to readers of Avionics Magazine--but from a very different perspective. We describe the U.S. Department of the Navy's plans to adapt a…