Editor's NoteFeedback Hoping for a Standard In the July issue (page 28) Kathleen Kocks did a good job summarizing the spectrum tug of war that goes on today. But I thought it would be…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Satcom Antenna Tecom Industries Inc., a Smiths Interconnect company in Thousand Oaks, Calif., recently unveiled the latest addition to its line of satcom antennas. The HGA-9000 high-gain, electronically steered antenna accommodates Inmarsat's…
Business & GAPeople Mortreux, President and CEO The board of directors for CMC Electronics has named Jean-Pierre Mortreux as the company's president and chief executive officer (CEO). He joins CMC after having served as the…
Business & GAPerspectives: Harmonization of Airfield Guides As early as 1953, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) defined the responsibilities of the Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) with respect to aeronautical charts, Aeronautical Information Publications and notices to airmen (NOTAMs).…
ATM ModernizationSafety: Long Glide Down the 'Garden Path' How many pilots would react to a high oil pressure reading by checking for a fuel leak? One would have to be Dick Tracy with a degree in abstract intricacies from Sherlock…
ATM ModernizationScan EVS Developments Once again, the most newsworthy technology at the National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA) show was enhanced vision systems (EVS). It dominated the avionics news at the 2002 and 2003 NBAA…
Editor's NoteScan FAA's AGHME In preparation for the Jan. 20, 2005, deadline for domestic reduced vertical separation minimum (DRVSM), the FAA Tech Center in Atlantic City, N.J., is completing the development of its Aircraft…
ATM ModernizationSingle European Sky A Single European Sky (SES), with greater harmonization of air traffic control (ATC) equipment and procedures, is viewed as the answer to Europe's present fragmented air traffic management (ATM) arrangement. European politicians…