MilitaryInsitu Unveils New ID-Capable Unmanned Aircraft Camera Insitu has unveiled a new unmanned aircraft system (UAS) payload with video imaging capability high enough in quality to positively identify people from the air. Called the Alticam-14, Insitu Director of Defense…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman VP Talks Future UH-60V Avionics Applications As the U.S. Army nears a low-rate initial production decision in the coming months on the UH-60V Black Hawk, Northrop Grumman, which builds the integrated avionics suite for the -V, is…
Commercial5 Technologies Airbus is Working on as Faury Becomes CEO Guillaume Faury has been selected by the Airbus board of directors to succeed Tom Enders as the next CEO of Airbus. Faury currently serves as the president of the commercial aircraft division…
Business & GADassault Falcon 8X Vision System Certified to 100 Feet The enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) on Dassault’s Falcon 8X has earned regulatory approval from EASA and FAA officials for operational credit in poor visibility approaches down to 100 feet. With the…
Business & GATrig Avionics Moves to Netherlands, Avoids Brexit Impact Production and certification of Trig Avionics products will be controlled by its new regulatory headquarters in the Netherlands beginning in early 2019. Trig Avionics CEO Andy Davis said the move will allow…
CommercialEASA Joins Russian MC-21 Flight Test Certification Campaign A flight test engineer and two test pilots from EASA have joined the flight test campaign for the MC-21-300 aircraft, providing a path toward achieving European certification for Russia’s next-generation passenger…
CommercialAmerican Airlines Dreamliners to Use Thales IFE Systems Thales will supply the next-generation version of its Avant in-flight entertainment system for American Airlines’ 22 newest 787-7 Dreamliners, which are set to begin service in 2020. “American Airlines has relied on…
MilitaryUS Defense Department Wary of Drones in Evolving US Airspace The U.S. Defense Department does not think of small drones as toys — it thinks of them as threats, according to Col. Dan Furleigh, the U.S. Air Force’s division chief for military…
CommercialSafety, Reliability Beats Innovation in Modernizing US Airspace The FAA is slow — Those are the words of Joshua Gustin, the Administration’s manager of communication, information and network programs. It is intentional, though. “Be the safest, most reliable, biggest airspace in…
ATM ModernizationIndra to Conduct GBAS Flight Trials in Hong Kong The use of ground-based augmentation system (GBAS) will be flight tested at the world’s third busiest airport, Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), under a new contract awarded to global technology and consulting…