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New Products

Portable Terrain Adviser Garmin International, Olathe, Kan., has unveiled the GPSMAP 296, a portable aviation device that outputs topographic maps and terrain advisory alerts on a 480X320-pixel, 256-color, 3.8-inch-diagonal TFT transflective display.…

ATM Modernization

People

Vaughn, Chairman Novatel Inc., based in Calgary, Canada, has announced the appointment of David Vaughn as chairman of the board of directors. Vaughn served as Novatel's president and chief executive officer from…

Business & GA

Perspectives: Standards For UAV Access To The NAS 

While a key mission of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is to promote the capabilities of its membership, AUVSI also is wrestling with thorny regulatory issues regarding the operation…

ATM Modernization

Safety: Pink Slips And Brown Herrings

A new advisory circular, AC 120-80, on in-flight fires rates a pink slip, according to Capt. Ken Adams. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) examiner gives a pink slip to a pilot who…

ATM Modernization

Scan

ARINC's Electronic Flight Bag ARINC Inc. has introduced a Class 2 electronic flight bag (EFB), the first Class 2 EFB for commercial airliners, it says, that can display real-time surveillance video of…

ATM Modernization

WAAS Accelerates

Nearly a year since commissioning the wide area augmentation system (WAAS) with initial capability, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is marching ahead to maximize the availability of precision-like approach capability. The satellite-based…

Business & GA

Product Focus: Wire & Cable: The Long-Awaited NPRM

After more than five years of working group meetings, research and reports, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) finally announced in early May its intent to issue the long-awaited notice of proposed rulemaking…

Business & GA

Still a Niche for Narrowband

Once viewed as competitors, broadband and narrowband connectivity for e-mail and Internet access now are advancing in parallel. As broadband service is scheduled to begin this spring and narrowband service is being…