Business & GA

FAA ADS-B Rebate Program Ends in September

The FAA wants to ensure that all impacted stakeholders know that their $500 Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast Out (ADS-B Out) rebate program expires in September. During a panel discussion on the latest status…

Business & GA

20 Innovative Technologies From Heli-Expo 2017

The Helicopter Association International (HAI) 2017 Heli Expo conference was held in Dallas, Texas last week. According to HAI, the event featured 17,778 attendees, with a new record for 322,800 net square…

Commercial

GE Aviation Delivers FMS Update 13 for 737 MAX

GE Aviation has delivered the new flight management software Update 13 (U13) for the Boeing 737 MAX, GE Aviation says. The software is to be standard fit for all Boeing 737 MAX…

ATM Modernization

Global Interoperability Focus of World ATM Conference Session

SESAR’s “Towards global interoperability” session during the World ATM Conference in Spain discussed joint efforts in Single European Sky (SES), ATM Masterplan and developments in the U.S. and International Civil Aviation Org. (ICAO).…

Commercial

737 Max 8 Achieves FAA Certification

The FAA has certificated the Boeing 737 Max 8 for commercial service, Boeing says. It is now in the final stages of preparing the first of the model for delivery. "This certification is…

Business & GA

Gogo Biz 4G is Ready to Enter Service

Gogo’s latest in-flight connectivity (IFC) technology is ready to enter service within the business aviation  market, as the FAA has issued Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for its Gogo Biz 4G system. The…

Connectivity

Smartcopter: A New Era for Helo ISR

Astronautics Corp of America and JAGID (Jake’s Aerospace Government International Defense) Management are teaming up on a new roll-on/roll-off communication suite, Astronautics says. Called SmartCopter, the solution is a portable intelligence, surveillance…