Embedded Avionics

Dassault Grant Funds New STEM Training

A nonprofit STEM promoter will use new funding from Dassault Systèmes’ U.S. Foundation to launch a pilot workforce development initiative in the next few months aimed at training the next generation of…

Business & GA

New US Forecast Tool Could Cut Bizjet Delays

  The U.S. National Weather Service has introduced a new product that could help business aircraft operators better deal with potential air traffic control delays caused by thunderstorms, according to the National…

Connectivity

Avionica Adds 767, DHC-8-200 to avWiFi STC

  Avionica has received approval to add Boeing 767-series and DHC-8-200 aircraft to its supplemental type certificate (STC) for avWiFi broadband data-transfer capabilities from the cockpit to the terminal and the cockpit…

Regulation

EASA Proposes Small Drone Rules

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is seeking public comment on a new proposed regulation covering operations of small drones in the European Union member states. The agency said it plans to…

Military

Italy Assembly Site Rolls Out First STOVL F-35

F-35 program partner Italy rolled out the first short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) version of that fifth-generation fighter May 5 from its assembly facility near Milan, prime contractor Lockheed Martin said. The F-35B…

ATM Modernization

NATS Joins Nav Canada as Remote-Tower Firm Owner

NATS is joining Nav Canada as a major owner in a Canadian firm that specializes in digital camera technology for remote control tower operations and optimization of surface movements on airports. The…

Business & GA

Swiss Pioneer Pursues End-to-End Electric Aircraft Power

The Swiss businessman and pilot whose electric-powered aircraft circumnavigated the globe last year has formed a new company to manage that option’s potential through the entire propulsion chain, from energy source to…