ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: Industry, Magazine Transformations In our annual outlook story (page 24), we describe an aviation industry in transition. Air travel is becoming more point-to-point, less hub-and-spoke. A wider range of aircraft types, including ultralight jets and…
ATM ModernizationFeedback Words to Live By I enjoyed your October Avionics System Design column titled "Saving the Pilot: Part I." I manage a small aircraft transportation laboratory, funded by NASA Langley. The Maryland Advanced…
ATM ModernizationOutlook 2003: Perseverance and Change It probably is appropriate that this industry forecast is being written several weeks after Halloween. As we look down the shadowy lane of 2003, a year predicted to be economically flat for…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Personalized Weather Digital Cyclone Inc. has launched a personalized weather service directed to mobile phones. Through a distribution agreement with Motorola and certification by Nextel, Digital Cyclone has unveiled Pilot My-Cast. It…
ATM ModernizationPeople CTT Systems: Liljenberg, Vice President CTT Systems, based in Nykoping, Sweden, has appointed Ulf Liljenberg as vice president of marketing and sales. CTT Systems is a provider of humidity control and condensation…
ATM ModernizationPerspectives: A Time for Cooperation There are times to be competitive and times to be cooperative. When it comes to aviation efficiency and safety, cooperation works best. Cooperation can save money, and in today’s economic environment, the…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Cockpit Displays: LCDs vs. CRTs The aviation industry is moving from bulky, power-hungry cathode ray tubes (CRTs) to lighter, more reliable liquid crystal displays (LCDs). New aircraft types and versions have adopted LCDs. But a huge pool…
ATM ModernizationSafety: Tracking System Glitches The use of a procedure in aviation similar to "Ctrl-Alt-Delete" as a last-ditch stratagem to resuscitate a dead personal computer has one big difference: one’s personal computer does not have to reboot…