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April 17, 2013
FAA Administrator Michael Huerta on Tuesday gave lawmakers an update on how the agency is handling budget cuts from sequestration and its progress with the ongoing review of Boeing's attempt to return the 787 Dreamliner to commercial service, during the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation's aviation safety hearing. Last month, the automatic spending cuts known as...April 17, 2013
Northrop Grumman recently completed successful demonstrations of its Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) system for the U.S. Air Force's F-16 upgrade program. SABR is capable of generating synthetic aperture radar (SAR) maps, with automatic target cueing ability, similar to the active electronically scanned...April 17, 2013
The U.S. Army's Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Management Office (PM UAS) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) to promote the development of the next generation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). (UAH President Dr. Robert...April 16, 2013
The Rockwell Collins Ascend Aircraft Information Manager (AIM) system, recently certified for the Cessna Citation XLS+, has been installed on its first aircraft. AIM is a secure data transfer system for Pro Line Fusion, Pro Line 21 and Pro Line 4-equipped aircraft. (Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion on the Citation XLS. Photo...April 16, 2013
Gogo subsidiary Aircell has completed the acquisition of LiveTV LLC's Airfone business unit. The acquisition includes LiveTV's 1 MHz air-to-ground spectrum license, and the Airfone in-flight communications service, network infrastructure and operational...April 15, 2013
FAA is dismissing claims made by Hugo Teso, a German information technology consultant, that aircraft navigation systems can be hacked using a smartphone application and desktop computer. Last week, during a cyber security conference in Amsterdamn, Teso, who is also a commercial pilot, demonstrated the ability to hack into a virtual airplane by sending radio signals to its flight-management...April 12, 2013
Honeywell and Boeing announced a new technical services agreement Wednesday to research and develop high-speed in-flight wireless connectivity. Under the agreement, the two companies will develop technologies for Boeing aircraft, including the 787, 777, 737 Next-Generation and 747-8. The joint research team will test and develop hardware, software and potential services...April 11, 2013
Two of the biggest companies in the in-flight connectivity industry, Thales and Gogo, announced a new partnership this week at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany. The partnership will combine Thales' TopConnect in-flight entertainment cabin system with Gogo's connectivity solutions to offer line-fit solutions to carriers worldwide. (Gogo's Test Aircraft. Photo, courtesy of...April 11, 2013
Avidyne is making good use of its involvement in the FAA-funded Airborne Traffic Situational Awareness with Alerts (TSAA) program, as it announced the release of its Traffic Advisory Systems with ADS-B In capability. The avionics manufacturer's TAS605A, TAS615A and TAS620A systems combines its VeriTAS...April 11, 2013
Lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a bipartisan bill that would block FAA's planned closure of 149 air traffic control towers resulting from the sequestration budget cuts implemented in March. The Air Traffic Control Tower Funding Restoration Act would transfer funding from FAA's facilities and research account to continue funding the contract tower program. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Bruce...April 10, 2013
Rockwell Collins reached an agreement with South African Airways (SAA) for its PAVES 2 [programmable audio video entertainment system] in-flight entertainment (IFE) suite for the carrier's new and...April 10, 2013
The U.S. Army issued $13.8 million in incremental funding to AeroVironment for RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). (Raven Gimbal. Photo, courtesy of AeroVironment.) The funding is for continued performance of previous...April 9, 2013
The U.S. Air Force issued a contract award of more than $71 million to Northrop Grumman to provide sensors and payload systems upgrades for its fleet of Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). (Global Hawk Block 30. Photo, courtesy of Northrop Grumman.) According to the Department of...April 9, 2013
OnAir is expanding the in-flight connectivity program for Saudia, national carrier of Saudia Arabia, to include commercial flights between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and most of the airline's worldwide destinations. Mobile...April 9, 2013
Row 44 has completed installation of its in-flight entertainment system on 60 of Norwegian Air Shuttle's Boeing 737-800 aircraft, making it the first European airline to offer video-on-demand service to passengers' Wi-Fi-enabled devices. ...April 8, 2013
FAA on Friday announced it would delay the planned closure of 149 air traffic control towers until June 15 that were scheduled to be shut down starting Sunday. The agency is looking to give the airport communities additional time to adjust to the closures and decide whether they want to...April 8, 2013
Netherlands-based aerospace engineering firm Delft Dynamics introduced its new Universal Simulation Platform for Unmanned Systems (USPvOS) at the Kooy Symposium 2013 in Amsterdam. The platform enables unmanned systems’ ground stations to be linked directly to a virtual incident management simulator using...April 5, 2013
US Airways on Thursday announced FAA certification for SafeRoute, a set of four flight deck applications that are compatible with the agency’s NextGen implementation. The certification was received in partnership with Aviation Communications & Surveillance Systems (ACSS), manufacturer of the SafeRoute avionics suite. SafeRoute will enable the...April 5, 2013
The U.S. Air Force has issued a $7.3-million contract modification to Lockheed Martin to incorporate Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) NextGen Sensors on HC/MC-130J aircraft. (C-130J...April 4, 2013
According to a new study from the Reason Foundation, FAA could save $1.7 billion initially and up to $1 billion annually by building consolidated air traffic control centers and closing 187 air traffic radar rooms. The study comes as the agency prepares to close 149 air traffic control towers as part of $637 million in spending cuts required by the sequester. The foundation’s study reports that...
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