ATM ModernizationUS Air Force Adds Requirement For UH-1N Replacement The U.S. Air Force has told bidders for the Bell Helicopter UH-1N Huey utility helicopter replacement program to include ADS-B Out technology in their proposals to enhance safety and navigation efficiency, the service…
CommercialADS-B Issues Are Different for Business, Commercial and GA Less than three years remain before civil aviation regulators in the U.S and Europe require aircraft in both regions to be equipped with ADS-B Out avionics. On June 14, experts from Aireon, Aircraft Owners…
Business & GAFAA Certificates L3 Longsword L3 Technologies has received an FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for its AT-802L Longsword, the company said. “The AT-802L Longsword is a proven, certified solution and provides a tremendous capability as an…
Business & GANextant Merges with Air Services, Cites Market Changes Nextant Aerospace has merged with Air Services to expand global remanufacturing capability, Nextant said. “Since launching the 400XT/XTi program, it has become clear that that we need to evolve our business model…
MilitarySaab ‘Smart’ Fighter Takes Maiden Flight Defense and security company Saab has completed the maiden flight of its Gripen E “smart” fighter, the Sweden-based company said. "Today we have flown this world class fighter aircraft for the first…
Embedded AvionicsUnited to Evaluate SwiftBroadband on Boeing 767s United Airlines is ready to start evaluating the use of SwiftBroadband Safety (SB-S) on four of its Boeing 767s. The Chicago-based carrier is looking to evaluate the use of SB-S on its…
ATM ModernizationEurocontrol’s BADA ‘Hailed’ at Annual Conference Eurcontrol said its aircraft performance model, BADA, has been “acclaimed as a world standard.” People came from all over the world, it said, to attend the annual BADA Conference. “BADA was hailed…
ATM ModernizationDuncan Aviation Says US Biz Jets Are Behind on ADS-B Research by Duncan Aviation shows that more than 10,000 business jets in the U.S. do not currently comply with the FAA’s 2020 ADS-B Out mandate, the company said. As of March 31,…
Business & GARock Seven Says New Iridium GPS Solution ‘True IoT Device’ Location communication company Rock Seven now offers RockAIR, a global light aircraft tracking system that uses the Iridium satellite network to deliver GPS position reports. “Our primary objective is to ensure high…
ConnectivityHow WxOps is Supporting a New Kind of Cockpit Communications A tablet-based software capable of enabling pilot to Airline Operational Control center (AOC) and generating common operational environments pictures has been approved for use as part of a recently announced Supplemental Type…