Content Archive: September 2006

ATC

ACSS targets runway incursion dangers

Runway incursions this summer nearly wrecked the flawless accident record major U.S.
Aircraft

SJ30 Light Jet Shows Long Legs

Sino Swearingen’s SJ30 (née SJ30-2) production-conforming test aircraft with two pilots aboard recently established several speed and range records for a l
Avionics

Will lead-free mean unreliable?

New environmental laws enacted by the European Union over the summer could mean that the avionics of tomorrow will be less reliable than radios built befor
Cabin Interior and Electronics

‘Chatter-free’ in-flight phone to debut

A device that its Australian inventor says will let in-flight cellphone users access a variety of data functions without interfering with aircraft avionics
Avionics

Honeywell Introduces XM WX Unit

Honeywell has introduced the KDR 610 datalink weather receiver to the company’s Bendix/King product line, entering the hot market for XM satellite weather
Avionics

Arinc’s eFlyBook Challenges Jepp

An electronic flight bag (EFB) portable computer that’s about as thin as a pencil and can run for days on a single charge? That is the aim of Annapolis, Md
Avionics

NASA Tackles Unstable Approaches

A NASA research program has led to a U.S.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Alto is Music to the Ears of High-flying Audiophiles

For the music lover, Premier/West Star has installed an Alto Aviation Entertainment System (AES) in a Citation X.
Avionics

DisConnexion at eXchange’s launch party

Boeing’s plan to shut down its Connexion in-flight Internet service by the end of the year has thrown the future of Rockwell Collins’s eXchange hig
Avionics

Not all datalink services are created equal

When it comes to the market for business aircraft datalink messaging services, three companies have settled into sharing and competing for most of the avai