ATM ModernizationSESAR Tests ILS-for-GBAS Swap in Europe Successful flight tests of Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) landing approaches at Frankfurt and Toulouse-Blagnac Airports represents the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) program's goal of replacing legacy Instrument Landing System…
CommercialGlobal Eagle Entertainment Exec Encouraged by Early Gate-to-Gate Signs Global Eagle Entertainment,which has announced that its WiFi service is now available gate-to-gate to passengers on Southwest Airlines, says it could see a significant spike in revenues, possibly over 10 percent annually.…
ATM ModernizationFAA Launches Air Carrier Training Group Several weeks after expanding commercial airline pilot training rules, the FAA on Thursday Nov. 21 launched a new government-industry team that will focus on studying training issues with the goal of advocating…
CommercialHammerhead UAS Completes First Test Flight Piaggio Aero's P.1HH Hammerhead unmanned aircraft system (UAS) demonstrator completed its first flight Thursday, Nov. 14 at Sicily's Trapani air base, the Italian aerospace manufacturer announced at the Dubai Airshow. …
ATM ModernizationFirst Automated Runway Debris Detection System Goes Live in US The first U.S.-based automated airport runway debris detection system is now operational at Boston Logan Airport, the FAA has revealed. Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) and the FAA provided $1.7 million to…
ATM ModernizationDubai Airport Deploys First Middle East Wind Tracer The Middle Eastern region's first aircraft turbulence tracing detection system has been deployed by Lockheed Martin in collaboration with airport systems integrator Bayanat Airports Engineering (BAES) at Dubai International Airport. …
CommercialRockwell Collins Wins Commercial Avionics Orders in Dubai During an aircraft-ordering spree on the first two days of the Dubai Airshow, Rockwell Collins announced several orders with state-run Middle East airlines for weather radar, satellite communications and navigation systems, among…
MilitaryItalian Air Force, Alenia Aermacchi to Develop Praetorian MC-27J The Italian Air Force has signed an agreement with aerospace manufacturer Alenia Aermacchi at the Dubai Airshow to develop a specialized version of the MC-27J tactical airlifter. MC-27J. Photo, courtesy…
CommercialNorthrop Tests Radar Jamming on the Bat Northrop Grumman completed the first ever demonstration of a Group III (small, tactical) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) equipped with radar jamming technology at the Naval Air Weapons Station in China Lake, Calif.,…
Business & GACongress Passes Small Airplane Revitalization Act Congress approved a bill that updates regulations on Part 23 aircraft components and technology Thursday, Nov. 14. Called the Small Airplane Act of 2013, H.R. 1848, will requires the FAA to implement…