http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Thu, 23 May 2013 1:35:24 EDT Swiss airframe manufacturer Pilatus on Tuesday launched its latest flagship aircraft, the PC-24 twin-engine business jet, at the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland.     (PC-24 Light Jet. Photo: Pilatus.)   The PC-24 will have a list price of... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/air-traffic-management/Pilatus-Launches-New-PC-24-Light-Jet-at-EBACE_79303.html Wed, 22 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Northrop Grumman's European air traffic management systems subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, was selected to supply an area coverage system for air traffic control radio communications in the East Shetland oil-producing region of the North Sea.    The system was implemented in... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/air-traffic-management/Northrop-Grumman-Selected-for-North-Seas-New-Air-Traffic-System_79285.html Mon, 20 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT FAA Administrator Michael Huerta told a Congressional panel on Thursday that the agency is poised to meet 80 percent of the deliverables required on the 2012 FAA Modernization and Reform Act.   Huerta updated the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation on the agency's... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/air-traffic-management/Lawmakers-Receive-FAAs-NextGen-Reform-Act-Update_79278.html Fri, 17 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Embraer on Thursday announced certification from FAA, EASA and ANAC Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) for installation of next generation avionics components on its Legacy 600 and Legacy 650 business jets.   The Brazilian airframe manufacturer... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/air-traffic-management/Embraer-Receives-Certification-for-NextGen-Avionics-on-Legacy-600s_79280.html Fri, 17 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Airbus ProSky has a new agreement with Latin American airline group Avianca and TACA to implement Performance Based Navigation (PBN) procedures at airports in Central and South America.    The partnership will begin by implementing... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/air-traffic-management/Airbus-to-Support-PBN-Deployment-in-Central-South-America_79226.html Mon, 13 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT FAA will not close the 149 contract air traffic control (ATC) towers that were scheduled for closure in June due the sequester, according to a statement issued by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Friday.    The agency will keep funding the towers through the end of fiscal year 2013, after the... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/air-traffic-management/FAA-Reverses-Decision-on-Closing-149-ATC-Towers_79224.html Fri, 10 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Nav Canada has a new agreement with Boeing Digital Aviation subsidiary Jeppesen to bring area navigation (RNAV) and required navigation performance (RNP) instrument flight procedures to the Canadian airspace.    Working with... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/air-traffic-management/NAV-Canada-Looks-to-Modernize-Canadian-Airspace_79197.html Wed, 8 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT L-3 Platform Integration has selected Rockwell Collins as the avionics solution provider for a communication, navigation and surveillance/air traffic management (CNS/ATM) avionics upgrade for the U.S. Air Force EC-130H. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed. The EC-130H CNS/ATM program calls for... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/air-traffic-management/Rockwell-Collins-Selected-for-EC-130H-Avionics-Upgrades_79185.html Tue, 7 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT 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... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/air-traffic-management/Passenger-Air-Traffic-Grows-Driven-by-Emerging-Markets_79126.html Thu, 2 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT 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... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/air-traffic-management/Aireon-Nav-Canada-Finalize-ATM-Contract_79107.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT