CommercialFAA Requiring Inspections of Honeywell ELTs FAA on Tuesday issued a new airworthiness directive (AD) requiring airlines to inspect more all aircraft equipped with Honeywell emergency locator transmitters (ELT). The directive requires inspections of Boeing, McDonnell Douglas,…
CommercialRockwell Collins Forms MRO, Development Agreements With AAR, AFRL Rockwell Collins has a new long-term service agreement to provide avionics maintenance for a fleet of more than 300 passenger jets operated by Illinois-based aerospace and defense contractor AAR. Under the…
CommercialU.K. Launches Unmanned Aircraft Civilian Flight Testing Center Airport authorities and aviation officials launched the National Aeronautical Center (NAC), the U.K.'s first testing center for the development of operations of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in civilian airspace, on Monday at…
ATM ModernizationIncidents of Airplanes Flying Too Close Together Doubled in 2012 The number of incidents involving aircraft flying too close to each other within the National Airspace System (NAS) doubled to 4,394 in 2012, according to an air traffic safety report issued by…
CommercialNew Products, Partnerships Launched at APEX/IFSA 2013 Expo Avionics equipment manufacturers and in-flight entertainment and connectivity service providers announced a series of new partnerships and service offerings designed to enhance passengers' in-flight experience at this week's Airline Passenger Experience Association…
ATM ModernizationGAO: FAA's Capital Investments Threatened by Data Collection Procedures FAA's ability to assess the conditions of its facilities, such as air traffic control towers and research laboratories, is hindering its ability to properly manage its long-term capital investments and ultimately implement key…
Embedded AvionicsLongbow Wins Contract to Upgrade Korean Apache Radar Systems The Lockheed Martin/Northrop Grumman joint venture Longbow obtained a $51 million foreign military sales (FMS) contract to provide upgraded radar systems for the Korean military's fleet of AH-A64E Apache attack helicopters. …
CommercialNAVAIR Flight Tests Autonomous Aerial Refueling The Navy is continuing the development of its Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) program, recently completing another phase of its Autonomous Aerial Refueling (AAR) tests with an optionally piloted Learjet. …
ATM ModernizationFAA, Industry Continue Push to Eliminate Sequester FAA Administrator Michael Huerta voiced his concerns about the sequestration government spending cuts during a speech at an aviation conference in New Jersey Monday. In March, the sequester reduced FAA's 2013…
CommercialPanasonic Upgrades South American In-Flight Connectivity Panasonic Avionics is looking to boost in-flight connectivity speeds for commercial airlines flying over South America, as the company announced it will begin using Telesat's new Anik G1 satellite in the region. …