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May 7, 2013
The U.S. Navy said it completed the first successful arrested landing with an unmanned aircraft using Northrop Grumman's X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator. The landing was conducted May 4 at Naval Air Station in Patuxent River, Md. Arrested landing procedures feature the incoming aircraft extending its landing hook to catch a heavy...May 6, 2013
FAA has selected FreeFlight Systems to provide upgraded automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) avionics to fulfill the requirements of the second phase of its Capstone Project. The project was originally launched in 1999 as a joint government-industry research and development effort to improve air traffic safety in Alaska, where aircraft are constantly flying in airspace beyond...May 6, 2013
FLYHT Aerospace Solutions was selected by a second Middle Eastern air force to supply its automated flight information reporting system (AFIRS) 228 systems as upgrades for 7 C-130...May 3, 2013
A solar-powered aircraft that flies without jet fuel began its attempt at a flight across the United States on Friday. (Test flight from Moffett Field_Solar Impulse flies over the Golden Gate bridge. Photo, courtesy of Solar Impulse.) Solar Impulse, the solar powered aircraft developed by Swiss pilots Bertrand Piccard and Andr Borschberg, is a single-seater plane powered by...May 2, 2013
Global air passenger traffic grew by nearly 6 percent in March compared to a year earlier, driven by strong demand growth in emerging markets, according to a report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). IATA Director General Tony Tyler said Latin America, the Middle East and China showed the strongest growth. The Middle East reports the strongest international air passenger...May 2, 2013
The U.S. Navy on Thursday launched its first squadron to feature manned and unmanned aircraft at the Naval Air Station North Island on Coronado, near San Diego. (Fire Scout MQ-8B. Photo, courtesy of NAVAIR.) The squadron has been...May 1, 2013
The Calgary Airport Authority is extending its existing contract with ARINC for on-site passenger and baggage systems support through 2022. Under the new agreement, ARINC will update its vMUSE, BagLink, Common Use Self Service (CUSS) and Local...May 1, 2013
FAA has issued type certification for integration of the Garmin G1000 avionics suite into new single-engine Piper Archer aircraft, scheduled for first availability later this year. The G1000 avionics suite, which includes the GRS777 Attitude...May 1, 2013
EASA issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to Aspen Avionics for the installation of Evolution H-Series Primary Flight Displays (PFD) in Robinson R44 I and II helicopters. The STC will allow R44 operators in...April 30, 2013
Satellite-based global air traffic surveillance provider Aireon finalized a long-term commercial data services contract with Canada's civil air navigation service operator Nav Canada. Aireon is a joint venture between Nav Canada and Iridium Communications. "Nav Canada believed in Aireon so much, even from the start, that they expressed their intent to not only be a partner in the project...April 26, 2013
Congress passed the Reducing Flight Delays Act, a bill that gives FAA authority to use surplus Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds and other funds to end sequestration-related furloughs of its 47,000 employees. The bill now heads to the White House, where President Barack Obama is expected to sign it into law later today. The Senate passed the bill Thursday night, and less than 24 hours later...April 26, 2013
The U.S. Air Force issued a $50.6 million contract to Raytheon to provide 19 deployable air traffic control (D-RAPCON) surveillance systems. (Raytheon's D-RAPCON...April 25, 2013
Amid aviation industry and lawmaker protests, FAA's sequestration-related furloughs of air traffic controllers began this week, resulting in flight delays at some of the nation's busiest airports. FAA said this week's furloughs have resulted in more than 5,000 flight delays, which the National Air Traffic Controllers' Association (NATCA) reports is double the amount for the same period in 2012. On...April 25, 2013
Haifa, Israel-based defense electronics manufacturer Elbit Systems and Korean aviation services company Sharp Aviation K have established an avionics maintenance joint venture, Sharp Elbit Systems Aerospace (SESA), in Seoul, South Korea. Elbit will...April 24, 2013
The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) recently implemented the Internet Protocol Bandwidth Expansion (IBPE) upgrade on its airborne strategic command platform, the E-6B Mercury. The upgrade was installed in March during a service life extension program (SLEP) on aircraft 410, part of Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 4 at Tinker AIr Force Base, Okla. (E-6B Mercury. Photo...April 24, 2013
Northrop Grumman's Multifunction Advanced Data Link (MADL) waveform completed a successful F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter program flight test, a demonstration that validated eight years of developing an advanced communications link, according to the company. The flight test established...April 23, 2013
United Airlines flew the first precision approach using Honeywell's SmartPath Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) into Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) on Monday. (United Airlines plane using Honeywell's SmartPath. Photo, courtesy of IAH.) The SmartPath...April 22, 2013
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) approved Required Navigation Performance (RNP) to Instrument Landing System (ILS) and public Required Navigation Performance Authorization Required (RNP AR) procedures at Zhangjiajie Airport with the assistance of Quovadis, an Airbus ProSky company. According to Quovadis, RNP to ILS trajectories allows low ILS minima, while providing accurate guidance...April 22, 2013
Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems (AES) signed a multi-year agreement with Panasonic Avionics to provide its EmPower In-Seat Power Systems for installation with Panasonic's In-Flight...April 22, 2013
Honeywell reported sales of aerospace products declined by 1 percent to $2.91 billion, for the first quarter of 2013. The company said the decline was driven by a 1 percent reduction in “commercial businesses primarily driven by higher than normal prior year shipments to commercial airline and BGA original...
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