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Military

US Air Force Wants Pro Line 21 to Push T-1A Trainer to 2030s

The first T-1A Jayhawk was delivered to Reese Air Force Base in Texas in the beginning of 1992, more than 26 years ago. The U.S. Air Force is determined that the Raytheon-built…

Military

New Lockheed Martin Missiles Used in Combat for First Time in Syria

There were 105 weapons fired by U.S., British and French forces against Syria on April 14. Of those, 19 were a new version of the Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM) being…

Connectivity

Asia-Pacific Demand For Satcom Pushes Installations of Honeywell's JetWave

Honeywell’s JetWave satcom hardware, which powers Inmarsat’s Jet ConneX service for the Connected Aircraft, is now installed aboard 25 business jets across the Asia-Pacific region. This includes major aircraft platforms such as the…

Commercial

Boeing Delivers Converted 737-800 Freighter to GE for Swedish Use

Boeing has delivered the first 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF to GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) to be operated by Sweden-based West Atlantic Group. West Atlantic will receive four 737-800BCFs within the…

Commercial

Southwest COO Talks Predictive Maintenance in Wake of 1380 at AMC/AEEC 2018

Southwest Airlines COO Mike Van de Ven has witnessed many events in the commercial airline industry, including tragedy in the form of the recent Southwest Flight 1380, in which an engine malfunction led to…

Business & GA

Bombardier Delivers Bizjet-Turned-Ambulance to Swiss Rega

Bombardier has delivered the first of three Challenger 650-turned-air ambulances to Swiss Air-Rescue Rega. The remaining two Challenger 650 aircraft will be delivered later this year, replacing the air ambulance service’s earlier-generation…

Business & GA

Bombardier Pioneers Ka-band on Global 6000 With Honeywell JetWave

Bombardier’s Singapore service center used Honeywell Aerospace’s JetWave hardware to install its first Ka-band system on an in-service Global 6000 aircraft. “Our customers need to stay connected no matter where they are…

Military

US Navy Puts $59M Toward Comtech Satcom Contract

Comtech Telecommunications said during its third quarter fiscal 2018, its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data, which is part of Comtech’s Commercial Solutions segment, received a $59 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract from the U.S.…

Business & GA

Synthetic Vision for Commercial Airliners: Seeing is Believing

At 7:53 p.m., Feb. 14, 2018, Boeing Flight Services Campus in Miami, Florida, strapping into the cockpit of a Boeing 787 full-flight simulator, I along with Boeing Associate Technical Fellow Jim Wilkerson…

Embedded Avionics

Synthetic Vision: A Must-Have for the Next Generation of Pilots?

This is one of the scenarios in which 24 junior “ab-initio” pilots from Avianca Airlines used synthetic vision to perform a near safe landing — with no prior experience with the equipment.…

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US Air Force Wants Pro Line 21 to Push T-1A Trainer to 2030s

Military

US Air Force Wants Pro Line 21 to Push T-1A Trainer to 2030s

Military

New Lockheed Martin Missiles Used in Combat for First Time in Syria

Connectivity

Asia-Pacific Demand For Satcom Pushes Installations of Honeywell's JetWave

Commercial

Boeing Delivers Converted 737-800 Freighter to GE for Swedish Use

Commercial

Southwest COO Talks Predictive Maintenance in Wake of 1380 at AMC/AEEC 2018

Business & GA

Bombardier Delivers Bizjet-Turned-Ambulance to Swiss Rega

Business & GA

Bombardier Pioneers Ka-band on Global 6000 With Honeywell JetWave

Military

US Navy Puts $59M Toward Comtech Satcom Contract

Business & GA

Synthetic Vision for Commercial Airliners: Seeing is Believing

Embedded Avionics

Synthetic Vision: A Must-Have for the Next Generation of Pilots?