Jan/Feb 2000

Corporate Developments

 

Curing LAHSO fever
US aviation groups have recently assessed land-and-hold-short operations, to address the concerns of, and reassure, sceptical airlines and pilots. David Morrow asks if they have succeeded.

 

Cockpit Avionics - Quick return flights
By exploiting the capabilities of new CNS avionics on RNP approaches, says Mark Cato, airlines don’t have to wait for ground infrastructure to see financial gains.

 

European Airspace - Definite maybe
Much is spoken about European airspace safety, capacity and efficiency. But the apparent simplicity of defining and measuring these criteria, says Ian Wilson, is deceptive.

 

Lambert to the slaughter
Controllers and pilots normally welcome airport expansion plans. But not in St Louis, where many believe Lambert International Airport is heading for a delay crisis of its own making.

 

US air traffic control modernization & reform
Which way forward?

 

Broken promise
Japan's transport satellite dies in a fiery explosion, and throws the MSAS programme into turmoil.

 

On the rails with AILS
Mionneapolis tests a new flight management concept to enable independent parallel approaches.

 

Taking an alternative route
Off-the-shelf routers can reduce operational costs during AFTN modernization, says Johnathan Paul.

 

Quick return flights
By exploiting the capaibilities of new CNS avionices on RNP approaches, says Mark Cato, airlines don't have to wait for ground infrastructure to see financial gains.

 

Quick return flights
By exploiting the capabilities of new CNS avionics on RNP approaches, says Mark Cato, airlines don't have to wait for ground infrastructure to see financial gains.

 

Gateway to Future Flight
NASA opens its sophisticated airspace development centre to new customers. But is it affordable?

 

On the rails with AILS
Minneapolis tests a new flight management concept to enable independent parallel approaches.

 

Back to the future
As ATC Maastricht celebrates 10 years, what will be on the Millennium Exhibition launch pad?

 

Case Study: Taking an alternative route
Off-the-shelf routers can reduce operational costs during AFTN modernization, says Jonathan Paul.

 

Technology Focus: X-ray spectacle
Fog and rain won’t spoil the view from the 21st century control tower. Not when headsets and computer-generated images can augment reality. Carroll McCormick reports.

 

Corporate Statement: Approaching ERCAMS
Having passed its main acceptance tests, the UK’s new ERCAMS en route radar control and monitoring system is ready for a countrywide roll-out. Germany’s Comsoft reveals the CMS/XA architecture which makes it possible.

 

Under Surveillance
The lighter side of air traffic control.