Jul/Aug 2001

Corporate Developments
This issue: Airtel, ARINC, Comsoft, Image Systems, Indra, Lockheed Martin, Micro Nav, Northrop Grumman, Orthogon, Park Air Systems, Raytheon, Trimble Navigation

 

News
This issue: Skyguide & DGAC in agreement; Global air traffic to triple; Boeing predicts increase; Complex electronic hardware seminar

 

2 August -- FAA Selects Park Air/ITT team for multimode radios

 

15 August -- NATS appoints Gibson-Smith as non-executive chairman

 

CANSO looks to the future
The Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation spent some time gazing at the future of the ATM industry at its annual general meeting in Palma de Mallorca in May.

 

User Request Evaluation Tool passes one million hours mark

 

We Want One
There was a near-mutiny this June when General Aviation Summit participants watched an inexpensive system display en-route aircraft in near real-time to Automated Flight Service Station specialists. When will the FAA finally buy in? Carroll McCormick reports.

 

Discussing Deutscheland Airspace
Germany is undergoing redesign of its airspace and moving to very advanced air traffic control, according to Dieter Kaden, CEO of DFS. Suzanne Christiansen reports.

 

Employing safety management systems as part of a performance-based regulatory regime
By Douglas T.E. Mein, Director, Air Navigation Services and Airspace, Transport Canada

 

Evolving the NAS
The Federal Aviation Administration has launched a plan of action to develop the National Airspace System over the next decade. Carroll McCormick reports.

 

The study of CNS/ATM
A new report, titled "A to Z of CNS/ATM – A handbook on future air navigation systems, their worldwide implementation and solving air traffic congestion," is about to be released. Author Dr. Conor Whelan discusses it.

 

Under surveillance
This issue: bird ingestion; helicopters; flying blind; lizard lunches

 

Privatisation or bust?
Fear not, ANSPs -- you can go private and still not go under.