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Avionics
The Future of Global Navigation
For years the world’s aviation authorities have been preparing for the transition to a re-imagined operating environment where an array of new technologies
ATC
Expect some hurdles for NextGen integration
One of the traditional buzz phrases in discussions about improving ATC has been the time-honored “system of systems” that envisions a National Airspace Sys
FAA to issue Advisory Circular on FOD detection
The FAA is expected to issue on October 1 its Advisory Circular on automatic runway foreign object debris (FOD) detection and alerting systems, following a
FAA to issue Advisory Circular on FOD detection
The FAA was expected to issue on October 1 its Advisory Circular on automatic runway foreign object debris (FOD) detection and alerting systems, following
ATC
New System Will Cut Delays at Colorado Ski Airports
Corporate operators heading for Colorado’s Craig, Steamboat Springs, Hayden and Rifle Airports this winter shouldn’t worry about diverting to Denver and ha
Safety
FAA Soliciting Comments on FOD-detection System AC
The FAA is seeking industry comment by September 4 on draft
Avionics
Head-up synthetic vision coming to Globals next year
The Flight Dynamics division of Rockwell Collins next year plans to introduce a synthetic-vision system (SVS) with its Head-Up Guidance System (HGS, aka HU
Regulations and Government
Unexpected Anomalies Put Future GPS Under Stress
One key benefit of the future GPS III satellites that the DOD plans to launch in 2014 is that they will transmit a second civil aviation signal, called L-5
Safety
Birdstrike Warning Systems Not Quite Ready Yet
Despite claims by one company that its system is ready for prime time, industry experts tell AIN that accurate radar birdstrike warning fo
ATC
Laas and Jpals:new landing systems on the horizon
GPS-based Laas and Jpals landing system developments are moving ahead for civil and military operations.
ATC
Surface vehicles added to incursion-prevention program
Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport is showing the world how to safely monitor and control the movement of surface vehicles and greatly minimize the risk of runwa
ATC
Government enlists industry input on future of NextGen
After many months of apparent silence, there is action on the NextGen front.
ATC
In-development satnav services could eclipse GPS
While GPS is currently leading the pack in terms of satnav system implementation, at a recent UN International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Sys
ATC
NextGen could integrate Sensis fuel-burn research
Researchers at Sensis’s Seagull Technology Center in Campbell, Calif., have calculated what they call excess fuel burned during taxiing at 13 of the nation
Regulations and Government
Fallout from TSA’s NPRM extends far beyond corporate aviation
Many respondents expressed concern that the proposed rule would kill the popular airshow passenger flights in World War II-era B-17s, B-24s and other large
Avionics
Better avionics, thanks to cellphones?
It’s certainly a comforting feeling, watching the avionics techs remove old black boxes from your airplane and replace them with the latest units on the ma
Regulations and Government
Industry awaits ARC report on changes to ADS-B plan
At a recent NextGen conference, Jim Linney of the FAA’s ADS-B office detailed the user community’s response to the invitation to comment on the agency’s no
ATC
FAA video outlines NextGen plans
Everybody in aviation has heard about NextGen, the buzzterm that stands for the ponderous Next Generation Air Transportation System.
ATC
User consensus on ADS-B remains elusive
When the FAA called in March for public comment on its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on ADS-B equipage, it was with the understanding that there was
Regulations and Government
TSA boss admits blunders
In testimony before Congress in June, Admiral James Loy, head of the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA), stated that 1,208 of the airport passenger
Avionics
Radio navaid 'snapshot' a glimpse of tomorrow
At recent public hearings in Washington, D.C., and Albuquerque, N.M., DOD and DOT representatives reviewed the departments’ policies toward the provision o
ATC
Paper on way out in aviation's future
One of the least welcome rites of passage for copilots is the routine chore of updating the company’s flight operations documents, with Jeppesen manuals pr
Airlines' losses could be bizav's gain
There’s that old saying, “It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good.” And if ever there was an ill wind, it’s the one that has been generated by the pric
ATC
Future approaches to usher in an entire new set of acronyms
Before GPS, approach classifications were cut and dried–they were either precision (ILS) or nonprecision approaches.
Security
Panic buttons could be part of future cockpits
Banks have them, and so do many convenience stores and passenger cars.
ATC
FAA puts JPDO on a ‘much shorter leash’
There are signs that Washington has acquired a sense of urgency (long past due, some would say) about the disarray that has thus far stalled progress on AT
