Business & GAADS-B Manufacturer Ceases Operations After FAA Says GPS Module Does Not Comply ADS-B manufacturer Navworx has ceased operations, as it is can no longer sell its product. A message on the company's website said that its ADS600-B Gen 2.0 uses a GPS module from…
CommercialAirbus Flies First A330neo Development Aircraft The first of three A330neo family development aircraft has taken flight, the manufacturer said. MSN1795, an A330-900 variant, flew for 4 hours 13 minutes before landing at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in France. It…
ATM ModernizationUK Airports Transition to NATS Electronic Flight Strips The Belfast International airport and the Belfast City airport in Northern Ireland have been transitioned from paper to electronic flight strips, NATS said. NATS completed the transition earlier this year. According to…
CommercialBoeing Venture Arm Invests in Pursuit of Urban Air Taxi Market Penetration Boeing HorizonX has invested in a company specializing in autonomous flight. Pennsylvania-based Near Earth Autonomy, with the new Boeing investment, plans to partner with the manufacturer to explore future products and applications…
MilitaryHarris Gets $133M For US, Australian F/A-18 Jammers Harris Corp. has received a $133 million contract to support U.S. Navy and Australian Boeing F/A-18 Hornets and Super Hornets. The company is to supply electronic jammers to protect that aircraft from…
RegulationCanada's Safety Board Probes Drone-Airplane Collision The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating the collision of an unmanned aircraft system and Beechcraft King Air A100. Marc Garneau, Canada’s minister of transport, called it a "first" for the…
MilitaryUS Navy’s ‘First’ Air-to-Ground Network-Enabled Weapon Reaches Full Operational Capability The U.S. Navy’s Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1 is ready for full operational capability, the service recently declared. All U.S. squadrons are outfitted with the air-to-ground network-enable weapon that can attack stationary…
ConnectivityResearcher Finds Weakness in Wi-Fi Networks KU Leuven said its researchers have discovered weaknesses in a protocol that secures all protected Wi-Fi networks. If exploited by attackers, credit card information, passwords and more could be stolen. According to…
Business & GANew Online Tool Could Make Aircraft Buying, Selling More Transparent Guardian Jet has launched an online asset management/brokerage software that could change the way aircraft are bought and sold, according to the company. Vault 2.0 provides real-time aircraft information and allows for…
CommercialWill Regulators Approve Airbus-Bombardier C Series Partnership? Airbus said Monday that it will acquire a 50% stake in Bombardier’s C Series program, which will potentially have major implications across the commercial aviation industry. Under the agreement, Airbus will provide “procurement,…