Bjorn’s Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. Part 48. eVTOL traffic management

December 2, 2022, ©. Leeham News: Last week, we started looking at the air traffic problem of eVTOLs. The rulemaking on how these shall avoid running into each other, other aircraft, and drones outside controlled airspace is not… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: Why e in ePlane shall stand for environment, Part 2. Fly shorter routes.

December 20, 2019, ©. Leeham News: We continue our series why e in ePlane shall stand for environment and not electric. If our target is to lower the environmental footprint from air transport we must have a target… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: We are getting worldwide flight surveillance

April 12, 2019, ©. Leeham News: In the wake of the 737 MAX accidents an important news event last week went almost unnoticed. After years of preparation, the worldwide coverage of ADS-B via Satellite receivers started with a… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: Largest navigation change since radar, Part 8

August 03, 2018, ©. Leeham News: In seven articles we have discussed the largest change in how air navigation is done since the Second World War when Radar was invented. It’s time to summarize the changes and what… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: Largest navigation change since radar, Part 6

July 20, 2018, ©. Leeham News: Last week we discussed how a TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) works and how ADS-B will improve the system. Now we discuss other areas of aircraft navigation and separation which are enabled… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: Largest navigation change since radar, Part 5

July 13, 2018, ©. Leeham News: Last week we discussed ADS-B in capabilities and how the US second channel at 978MHz brings the bandwidth for many useful services. Before we discuss what improvements in navigation ADS-B will bring… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: Largest navigation change since radar, Part 4

July 06, 2018, ©. Leeham News: Last week we discussed the different forms of ADS-B out and the reason FAA went for a second channel for the US ADS-B. We also discussed the basic ADS-B in function, Traffic… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: Largest navigation change since radar, Part 3

June 29, 2018, ©. Leeham News: Last week we explained ADS-B out, the mandatory equipment needed from 2020 for flying in the US Airspace where a C-type transponder is needed today. Now we continue with describing the ADS-B… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: Largest navigation change since radar, Part 2

June 22, 2018, ©. Leeham News: Last week we started a series of Corners that deal with the largest navigation change since VOR and Radar was introduced after the Second World War. It’s about leaving radars and transponders… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: Largest navigation change since radar

June 15, 2018, ©. Leeham News: The worldwide aviation is heading for its largest navigation change since VOR and Radar was introduced after the Second World War. When scheduled airline traffic started in the late 1920s, navigation was… Read More