The new shuttle orbiter Atlantis glass cockpit has nine Honeywell Multifunctional Electronic Subsystems (MEDS) liquid crystal displays (see page 54). Atlantis is set for launch with the new system in April. The orbiters Columbia, Discovery, and Endeavour will also receive the MEDS upgrade.
Aviation Week Network offers award-winning podcasts on all aspects of aerospace, including defense, space, air transport, and business aviation. Here are February's most listened-to episodes.
The image on the cover of the March 3, 1980 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology is a U.S. Air Force Boeing B-52G rolled onto USAF's newly completed electromagnetic pulse (EMP) simulator facility for operational checkouts leading to the simulation of EMP threat levels and inflight effects on the aircraft and electric equipment (AW&ST Jan, 29, 1979).
Boeing’s sale of its Gatwick MRO facility, which was expected to perform passenger-to-freighter conversions on 737s, suggests P2F conversions may have peaked.
Our Route Opportunities feature explores the latest unserved and underserved routes promoted through Routes 360, providing supporting information for airline network planners to consider and capitalize on.
In a close encounter of a new kind Dr. Valery Polyakov peers out of a window from the Mir core module as Discovery approaches within 37 ft. He is due to return to Earth on Mar. 22, after a record 438 days in space.
The cover image shows the first flight of the NASA/AeroVironment Helios prototype that took place on Sep. 8, 1999 from Edwards Air Force Base, California.
The last preparations for firing the Convair Atlas ICBM are in progress, as the servicing gantry is rolled away from the launching stand at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
From the archives 30 years ago in Aviation Week on March 6, 1995, the cover featured an 86%-scale aircraft model developed by Lockheed being evaluated with a shaft-coupled lift fan propulsion system developed by Pratt & Whitney, Allison and Rolls-Royce.
Our Route Opportunities feature explores the latest unserved and underserved routes promoted through Routes 360, providing supporting information for airline network planners to consider and capitalize on.
As Lima’s Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) prepares to open its new terminal in March 2025, CCO Norbert Onkelbach sees the expansion as a turning point.
Embraer’s E-Freighter, the E190F, has now been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and is therefore certified for operations globally. Certification by the FAA and Brazilian regulator ANAC was achieved in 2024.
Our Routes 360 Meet the Team feature brings the people and personalities within an airport’s aviation development to the forefront. This week we speak to Münster/Osnabrück Airport.
