ATM ModernizationFAA Dismisses Aircraft FMS Hacking Claim FAA is dismissing claims made by Hugo Teso, a German information technology consultant, that aircraft navigation systems can be hacked using a smartphone application and desktop computer. Last week, during a…
Business & GABoeing, Honeywell Team Up for In-Flight Connectivity Research Honeywell and Boeing announced a new technical services agreement Wednesday to research and develop high-speed in-flight wireless connectivity. Under the agreement, the two companies will develop technologies for Boeing aircraft, including the…
Business & GAThales, Gogo Form Connectivity Partnership Two of the biggest companies in the in-flight connectivity industry, Thales and Gogo, announced a new partnership this week at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany. The partnership will combine Thales'…
Business & GAAvidyne Offers ADS-B Traffic Surveillance Systems Avidyne is making good use of its involvement in the FAA-funded Airborne Traffic Situational Awareness with Alerts (TSAA) program, as it announced the release of its Traffic Advisory Systems with ADS-B In…
ATM ModernizationBipartisan Group Introduces Bill to Block FAA Tower Closures Lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a bipartisan bill that would block FAA's planned closure of 149 air traffic control towers resulting from the sequestration budget cuts implemented in March. The Air Traffic…
CommercialSAA Selects Rockwell Collins IFE for A320s Rockwell Collins reached an agreement with South African Airways (SAA) for its PAVES 2 [programmable audio video entertainment system] in-flight entertainment (IFE) suite for the carrier's new and existing Airbus A320s. PAVES…
CommercialU.S. Army Increases AeroVironment UAS Order The U.S. Army issued $13.8 million in incremental funding to AeroVironment for RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). (Raven Gimbal. Photo, courtesy of AeroVironment.) The funding is for continued performance of previous agreement,…
CommercialNorthrop Grumman Receives $70 Million to Modify Global Hawk UAS The U.S. Air Force issued a contract award of more than $71 million to Northrop Grumman to provide sensors and payload systems upgrades for its fleet of Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). …