http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:05:33 EDT In-flight connectivity could be faster and accessible to more commercial and business aircraft in a few years, under a proposal from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a terrestrial-based air-to-ground mobile broadband service for aircraft flying in the National Airspace... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/web-exclusives/FCC-Looks-to-Improve-In-Flight-Connectivity_79222.html Fri, 10 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/web-exclusives/Boeing-Gives-B-52s-a-Digital-Overhaul_79206.html Thu, 9 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT 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... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/web-exclusives/FAA-Dismisses-Aircraft-FMS-Hacking-Claim_78985.html Mon, 15 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT NASA recently demonstrated another example of how unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are used for civilian purposes, by launching AeroVironment’s Dragon Eye UAS into the San Jose, Costa Rica Turrialba Volcano’s sulfur dioxide plume to study its chemical environment. (The three Dragon Eye unmanned... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/web-exclusives/NASA-Flies-UAS-to-Study-Volcanos-Chemical-Environment_78905.html Wed, 3 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT FAA Administrator Michael Huerta told the House Subcommittee on Aviation on Wednesday his agency cannot avoid furloughing its employees under its $600 million in automatic spending cuts scheduled to take effect this week. Additionally, Huerta said the cuts could result in delays and cancellations at the... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/web-exclusives/Huerta-Air-Traffic-Controllers-Will-Be-Furloughed-Under-Sequestration_78591.html Thu, 28 Feb 2013 0:00:00 EST A day after President Barack Obama called for an alternative to the upcoming sequester, Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee released a report outlining the impact of the $1.2 trillion in federal spending cuts scheduled to occur in two weeks, including the impact to FAA’s operating budget... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/web-exclusives/House-Appropriations-Committee-Outlines-Sequesters-Impact-on-FAA_78485.html Wed, 13 Feb 2013 0:00:00 EST The multi-billion dollar general aviation industry had increases in aircraft shipments and declines in airplane billings in 2012, results that the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) called a “mixed bag." According to GAMA's annual State of the General Aviation Industry report, the... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/web-exclusives/GAMA-Sees-General-Aviation-Industry-as-a-Mixed-Bag_78476.html Tue, 12 Feb 2013 0:00:00 EST ITT Exelis filed a formal protest with FAA over the $331 million datacomm contract awarded to Harris Corp. in September, Avionics Magazine has learned. The protest, which was filed in November with FAA's Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition (ODRA) for review, asks the agency to... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/web-exclusives/ITT-Exelis-Protests-FAAs-Datacomm-Contract_78310.html Thu, 24 Jan 2013 0:00:00 EST Cessna said Thursday it has begun the initial production run of its Citation M2 light business jet, with certification on track for second quarter of 2013. Unit 800 is slated for demonstrator purposes, and is expected to roll off the assembly line this April, the company said. The front and aft cabin... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/web-exclusives/Cessnas-Citation-M2-Begins-Initial-Production_78212.html Thu, 10 Jan 2013 0:00:00 EST The Solar Impulse team has already set the record for the world’s longest fully solar-powered flight, and now it plans to take its four-engine plane that weighs less than an SUV around the world powered by nothing but the sun. (Solar Impulse aircraft) The Solar Impulse aircraft is powered by the 12,000... http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/web-exclusives/Developers-of-Solar-Powered-Aircraft-Say-Theyre-Ready-for-Flight-Around-the-Globe_78020.html Thu, 13 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST