ATM Modernization

Aireon, Nav Canada Finalize ATM Contract

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…

ATM Modernization

Congress Passes Bill to End FAA Furloughs

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.…

ATM Modernization

Raytheon to Provide D-RAPCON Systems for U.S. Air Force

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. Photo, courtesy of Raytheon.)   Raytheon will…

ATM Modernization

Government, Industry React to Furlough-Fueled Flight Delays

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…

Embedded Avionics

NAVAIR Upgrades E-6B Internet Protocol

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…

Embedded Avionics

F-35 Data Link Completes Flight Test

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,…

ATM Modernization

United Flying Honeywell SmartPath Approaches in Houston

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.…

ATM Modernization

RNP Approaches Approved at China's Zhangjiajie Airport

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…

Commercial

Astronics to Supply In-Seat Power Systems to Panasonic

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 Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) Systems on Airbus A350s.…