2/21/2006 —
The Downward Changing Makeup of Avionics Development

2/9/2006 —
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1/26/2006 —
Refreshing your aircraft with flat-panel displays

1/26/2006 —
IS&S develops cockpit retrofit kits for popular business jets

10/24/2003 —
FAA mandates Domestic RVSM compliance by January 20, 2005.

1/25/2002 —
Europe Increases Upper Air Space Capacity By 20%

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2/21/2006
The Downward Changing Makeup of Avionics Development

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2/9/2006
IS&S Launches Flat Panel Display System with ABX Air

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1/26/2006
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10/24/2003
FAA mandates Domestic RVSM compliance by January 20, 2005.

The FAA affirmed the mandatory compliance date for Domestic Reduced Vertical Separation (DRVSM) as January 20, 2005. This approved ruling requires that all aircraft flying in the airspace between 29,000 ft and 41,000 feet must be equipped with specially certified high accuracy altitude measuring systems. The FAA announcement cites that the cost of implementation by airline and general aviation segments will be approximately $870 million; however, fuel savings alone through 2016 will be six times the cost, saving $5.3 billion.

In a related announcement, the FAA estimated that 44% of the affected aircraft or 3,900 aircraft had been made compliant leaving approximately 4,900 yet to be modified and tested.

The DRVSM mandate reduces the separation between aircraft flying between 29,000 and 41,000 ft from 2,000 ft to 1,000 ft. Safety considerations mandate the use of higher accuracy altitude measurement and control systems and testing of all aircraft to high maintenance standards. Reducing the separation between aircraft virtually doubles the available space where 90% of airlines and Business Jets operate. This rule is intended reduce congestion and to provide for future traffic growth. Significant fuel savings and associated reduction in greenhouse gases are realized by allowing aircraft to climb to higher cruising altitudes more quickly, where fuel consumption is lower and more efficient routing.

Beginning January 20, 2005 the government will reduce the minimum vertical separation standard on domestic routes from 2,000 feet to 1,000 feet for all aircraft flying between 29,000 feet and 41,000 feet. This change is intended to alleviate congestion in high traffic corridors in the eastern and western US as well as around Chicago. Reduced fuel consumption from more efficient routing will provide ongoing savings to the industry. The ruling will enhance the overall effectiveness of domestic air travel and provide greater aviation safety at the same time.

This RVSM standard has already been mandated in the air space over the North Atlantic and Pacific oceans as well as in Europe and Australia.



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1/25/2002
Europe Increases Upper Air Space Capacity By 20%

The gradual implementation of the Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum
(RVSM), which was initiated yesterday in 41 countries, will increase
European upper airspace capacity by 20% by September, announced
Eurocontrol, the European air traffic control organization, yesterday.
Eurocontrol claims the move will cut airlines' annual costs by EUR3.9
billion (US$3.45 billion). "Inflight delays will be reduced... Reduced
congestion will also allow more aircraft to fly their preferred routes,
meaning lower fuel use," said Eurocontrol. RVSM in Europe is expected to
cut the industry's fuel consumption by 290,000 tons per year.
The RVSM program will provide six additional flight levels between
29,000 and 41,000 feet, bringing the total to 13, by reducing the vertical
separation minimum from 2,000 feet to 1,000 feet.
In order to launch the program, the height-keeping accuracy of more
than 10,000 aircraft has been checked, and every aircraft using RVSM
standards has been certified. Controllers of 41 countries in Europe and
North Africa have been trained, have the pilots and flight planners of
2,300 operators.

A Eurocontrol official indicated that the benefits generated by the
program will be equal to 14 times its cost. RVSM is "the biggest change in
Europe's airspace in 50 years," Eurocontrol said. The Middle East is
expected to follow suit next year and the U.S. in 2004. In the first days
of its implementation in Europe, RVSM is expected to cause more harm than
good, as airspace capacity is reduced by 15% to 25% to ensure a smooth
transition for controllers. The transitional reduction will be
particularly sharp in the U.K., with the switch to the new en route center
in Swanwick, Southern England, on Jan. 27.
The downturn in traffic since the Sept. 11 attacks has made congestion
problems less acute, but the latest Association of European Airlines
figures show that the recovery has started in Europe, where traffic has
grown by an average of 7% a year since 1980. RVSM will bring about
much-needed relief but will fall short of solving all of Europe's
congestion problems: An estimated one-third of delays originate at
airports.

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