ICNS has announced the 2010 Technical Program. Included is everything you need to know to stay in sync with the newest topics in NextGen. There will be 91 technical papers in 11 information packed sessions led by noted experts. Session A – Data Communications: Dr. Michael Schnell, DLR German Aerospace Center and Mr. Brent Phillips,… Continue reading ICNS 2010 Technical Program Announced
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US DOT/Volpe Survey on the subject of aircraft cyber security
Hello, My name is Kevin Harnett and I work for the Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge, Mass. My team is actively involved in supporting the FAA, DoD/USAF, and UK on several Cyber Security aircraft initiatives, such as: Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs) Security Testing, Aerospace Network Security Simulator (ANSS), Next Generation… Continue reading US DOT/Volpe Survey on the subject of aircraft cyber security
Aerodrome control towers of the world – Honolulu International, Honolulu, Hawai’i
Hawai’i is the most remote location on Earth. No other place on earth is so far away from its neighbor landmass as the Hawaiian Islands are. Honolulu, which means Quiet Harbor, is on the Island of O’ahu and next to the famous holiday resort of Waikiki. The airport is right next to the city and… Continue reading Aerodrome control towers of the world – Honolulu International, Honolulu, Hawai’i
Aircraft based tools in the fight against runway incursions
Aircraft-based airport surface traffic indications and alerting systems This is an edited version of the presentation made at the recent ESAVS 2010 conference by Doug Arbuckle of the FAA. Coauthors of the paper were David E. Gray of FAA, Peter Moertl of Mitre Corporation and Jim Duke of SAIC. You can download the original text of… Continue reading Aircraft based tools in the fight against runway incursions
The communications related aspects of runway incursions
More than two incursions a day… Few other incidents return with the grim and persistent regularity of runway incursions. A lot of effort by all concerned has resulted in a reduction of the total number of incidents but there are still, on average, more than two runway incursions in Europe per day. Clearly, there remains… Continue reading The communications related aspects of runway incursions
Aeronautical Information Exchange Model (AIXM) & Weather Information Exchange Model (WXXM) Conference
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will host the second annual Joint AIXM/WXXM Conference on May 4-6, 2010 in Washington DC. The conference is intended for the aeronautical information and aviation meteorological (MET) communities; including software developers, program managers, experts, and users of aeronautical and weather information. The general topic of the conference is… Continue reading Aeronautical Information Exchange Model (AIXM) & Weather Information Exchange Model (WXXM) Conference
Interesting people, unusual flight plans…
Christophe Hamel – Always listen to the inner voice! After many years in aviation, Christophe is also an entrepreneur in the wellness and lighting industries. What were you dreaming of becoming when you were a kid? I was thinking of becoming a pilot and at age 15 or so, of being the owner of a… Continue reading Interesting people, unusual flight plans…
Registration Now Open for the 10th ICNS Conference
Conference registration here. Hotel reservation here. Discounted registration is good through May 1, 2010 for this May 11-13 event at the Westin Washington Dulles Hotel. Additional discounts are available for AIAA and IEEE members. The Technical Program is overfull, with almost 100 technical papers slated to be presented. Each day starts with a Plenary session.… Continue reading Registration Now Open for the 10th ICNS Conference
Oceanic airspace, the proving ground for future separation techniques
It was more than a decade before SESAR that I first heard the term “free flight”, a new paradigm for separating aircraft that would replace concentrated decision making with a distributed one by giving the flight crew the responsibility for ensuring separation between their aircraft. This is the normal state of affairs for VFR flights… Continue reading Oceanic airspace, the proving ground for future separation techniques
SWIM – How much information should we be sharing?
I would like to propose a simple rule: anybody asking how much information we should be sharing in air traffic management should have their Christmas bonus cancelled… Here is why. System Wide Information Management (SWIM) is the concept and set of rules, procedures and other needed elements that underpin the net-centric approach of the… Continue reading SWIM – How much information should we be sharing?