MilitaryNew Northrop Grumman Radar Completes Maiden Flight Northrop Grumman Corp.’s modular panel-based sensor has completed its first flight, the company said. The flight took place at its test facility in Baltimore. The solution is an open architecture, multi-function surveillance…
ConnectivityChina Certificates Telefonix PDT Server and CWAP for Boeing Models Telefonix PDT has received Validation of Supplemental Type Certificate (VSTC) from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for its server and cabin wireless access point (CWAP), Telefonix PDT said. The Cabin…
CommercialAlaska Airlines Could Save $5M Annually with New Data Management Installation Alaska Airlines has completed installation of UTC Aerospace Systems’ aircraft data management (ADM) solution on three of its Boeing 737NGs, the United Technologies Corp. company said. The solution hosts NASA’s Traffic Aware…
Business & GABizAv Gets Airshow Moving Maps Through Rockwell Collins, Gogo Partnership Gogo Business Aviation customers can now have access to Airshow moving maps, thanks to a new partnership with Rockwell Collins. According to Rockwell Collins, Airshow includes: Detailed, interactive high-definition satellite 3-D maps…
CommercialVietJet Chooses to Equip More A320s with Honeywell APUs VietJet has signed on for 98 Honeywell 131-9A auxiliary power units (APU) for its new fleet of Airbus A320s, Honeywell said. The airline's existing fleet of A320s are already supplied with Honeywell…
ConnectivityAstronics WebFB Receives EASA Approval Astronics Corp. has received approval from EASA, Transport Canada and Direccíon General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC Mexico) for its webFB wireless electronic flight bag (EFB) installation and use for on Boeing 737…
ATM ModernizationGoogle Demos UTM, Talks Connected Aircraft Strategy Google’s Partnership Development Manager Max Coppin occupied the first keynote speaker slot on the last day of the Global Connected Aircraft Summit in Arlington, Virginia, June 9. The topic of conversation was…
CommercialAirbus: Aviation Needs 550,000 Maintenance Engineers by 2036 With the global fleet of in-service commercial aircraft projected to double by 2036, Airbus is projecting the industry will need 550,000 new aircraft maintenance engineers to maintain those new airframes. The airframe…
ATM ModernizationNorway to Deploy New Air Traffic System By 2022 Norway’s air navigation service provider (ANSP), Avinor, has signed a closed framework agreement with Indra to modernize the country’s air traffic management system. The agreement was initiated with the signing of a…
MilitaryAdvanced Hawk Flies for First Time A concept of a future variant of BAE Systems' Hawk trainer aircraft has flown for the first time at the company’s military aircraft facility in Warton, Lancashire. Equipped with a new type…