http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:37:15 EDT The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducted its first ship-based unmanned aircraft system (UAS) mission with AeroVironment's Puma UAS.      (A Puma Unmanned Aircraft is launched off NOAA ship Nancy Foster. Photo, courtesy of NOAA.)   NOAA conducted five... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/test-equipment/NOAA-Conducts-First-Ship-Based-Unmanned-Aircraft-Mission_79244.html Wed, 15 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The U.S. Navy will attempt the first launch of an unmanned aircraft from an aircraft carrier on Tuesday, using Northrop Grumman's X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator (UCAS).      (X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) loaded onto flight deck of USS George H.W. Bush. U.S. Navy photo... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/test-equipment/U-S-Navy-Launches-Unmanned-Aircraft-From-Carrier_79236.html Tue, 14 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Lockheed Martin completed flight testing of its Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) Extended range for the U.S. Air Force Initial Operational Test and Evaluation... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/test-equipment/Lockheeds-JASSM-Completes-Flight-Testing_79228.html Mon, 13 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The U.S. Air Force's B-52 Stratofortress fleet is receiving a major digital upgrade from Boeing, helping the airframe manufacturer to provide a foundation for continued modernization of the military's longest serving bomber airplanes.      (B-52 Bomber. Photo, courtesy of Boeing.)   The... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/test-equipment/Boeing-Gives-B-52s-a-Digital-Overhaul_79206.html Thu, 9 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT U.K.-based low cost carrier EasyJet, with Airbus and Norwegian research company Nicarnica Aviation, is ready to perform flight tests for an airborne volcanic ash detection system called Airborne Volcanic Object Identifier and Detector (AVOID).   Last week, the airline transported a ton of volcanic ash... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/test-equipment/EasyJet-to-Flight-Test-Ash-Detection-System_79202.html Wed, 8 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT 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... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/test-equipment/U-S-Navy-Completes-First-Arrested-Unmanned-Aircraft-Landing_79191.html Tue, 7 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT 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... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/test-equipment/United-Flying-Honeywell-SmartPath-Approaches-in-Houston_79052.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT 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... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/test-equipment/Boeing-Honeywell-Team-Up-for-In-Flight-Connectivity-Research_78981.html Fri, 12 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Swiss pilots Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg, founders of the Solar Impulse project, on Thursday announced a schedule for their coast-to-coast U.S. flight with their aircraft powered exclusively by solar energy. Piccard and Borschberg first debuted the Solar Impulse aircraft with a successful 26-hour... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/test-equipment/Solar-Powered-Airplane-Ready-for-Coast-to-Coast-U-S-Flight_78831.html Fri, 29 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EDT Finnair launched a two-month trial phase for in-flight wireless internet usage on Windows 8-powered tablets Wednesday. The trial phase is occurring on its A330 wide body aircraft for business class customers. The airline is allowing passengers to test out onboard Wi-Fi service powered by OnAir’s... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/test-equipment/Finnair-Launches-Trial-Phase-for-In-Flight-Entertainment_78769.html Thu, 21 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EDT