Commercial

Global Hawk UAS Achieves 100,000 Flight Hours

The worldwide fleet of Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) has achieved 100,000 flight hours, Northrop Grumman said Monday.      (Global Hawk Block 30 UAS. Photo, courtesy of Northrop Grumman.)  …

ATM Modernization

GE Aviation Leads Airspace Modernization Effort in Brazil

GE Aviation is leading a government-industry effort to improve Brazilian air traffic management and airspace usage, as the company works with stakeholders to implement the Green Skies of Brazil program.    The…

ATM Modernization

Chene Takes Over SESAR Duties

The European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) has appointed Claude Chene, former Director-General of the European Commission's  Directorate General for Personnel and Administration, as the interim executive director of…

Commercial

Wyle Wins Army UAS Systems Support Award

Aerospace technology provider Wyle has won a three-year $18.5 million contract to provide support for the U.S. Army's fleet of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), the company said Friday.    Under the contract, Wyle…

Commercial

JetBlue Wins FAA Approval for Fly-Fi on A320s

JetBlue is on track to launch ViaSat's Ka-band satellite in-flight connectivity service this fall, after securing FAA type certification to begin installing the service on its fleet of Airbus A320s.    The…