Embedded AvionicsBrazilian Air Force to Add Thales Avionics Upgrades The Brazilian Air Force fleet of in-service A1M fighter jets and E-99 AEW surveillance aircraft will be retrofitted with new Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponder upgrades from Thales. Embraer selected…
CommercialGovernment Shutdown: UTC, Lockheed Martin Reverses Furlough Plans The federal government shutdown is entering its second week, but workers at two government contractors, Lockheed Martin and United Technologies Corp., are reversing their plans for furloughs after Congress recalled most of the…
CommercialFAA Selects University for Testing Small UAS Certification Standards FAA has selected Kansas State University Salina to test certification standards for small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), part of an effort to begin creating industry standards for certifying unmanned systems for commercial…
Embedded AvionicsNAVAIR Sets 2021 Goal for C-130T Avionics Overhaul The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) plans on entering its fleet of upgraded C-130T Hercules military transport aircraft into service by 2021, the military unit said Thursday. (Twenty C-130T Hercules…
Business & GAFAA Furloughs Pose Huge Risk to Smaller Aviation Companies Smaller aerospace companies are feeling the biggest impact the federal government shutdown within the aviation industry, which entered its fourth day on Friday, as suppliers and manufacturers are finding their operations stalled…
Embedded AvionicsNorthrop Grumman Awarded STC for Air Claw Photo courtesy Northop Grumman FAA issued a multiuse supplemental type certificate (STC) to Northrop Grumman's Air Claw, Quest KODIAK 100-based short take-off and landing aircraft. The multiuse STC validates the quality of design and integration…
ATM ModernizationGovernment Shutdown Halts Aircraft Sales, Slows NextGen Research The shutdown of the federal government entered its third day on Thursday, with aviation concerns throughout the United States arguing this shutdown is detrimental to the National Airspace System (NAS) and threatens…
CommercialMobile Airline Services Need Improvements, Poll Says Airlines and operators have increased their mobile air travel services in recent years, but the majority of airline passengers are not yet ready to start buying airline tickets from their smartphones, according…
CommercialAeroVironment Wins $20 Million Order for Raven UAS Upgrades The U.S. Army is upgrading its fleet of RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) through a new $20 million order for Mantis i23 gimbaled sensor payloads from AeroVironment. (AeroVironment's RQ-11B…
Business & GAAircell Releases ATG 2000 Gogo subsidiary Aircell unveiled a new equipment package providing Internet and voice service for business jets Monday, ATG 2000. The new package provides Internet and voice services for light jets and…