MilitaryUS Defense Authorization Bill Passes HASC, Includes Funding For 77 F-35s The U.S. House Armed Services Committee (HASC) approved its fiscal year 2019 defense authorization bill by a 60-to-1 vote early May 10 after more than 14 hours of deliberations on various amendments.…
ConnectivityThales to Connect Spirit with Ka-band Satellite System Guests on Spirit Airlines will soon be able to watch, stream, surf and text from 30,000 feet, as the carrier has signed an agreement to install Wi-Fi on all of its planes by mid-2019.…
CommercialAirbus CFO to Join Executive Exodus, Follow CEO Out in 2019 Airbus CFO Harald Wilhelm will leave the company in 2019. Wilhelm joins CEO Tom Enders and COO Fabrice Brégier in a top-brass bow out from the European planemaker. Ender will also be leaving…
CommercialAmerican to Use New ADS-B Solution on A321s American Airlines will equip its fleet of Airbus A321 aircraft with the ACSS SafeRoute ADS-B in suite of software applications. ACSS, an L3 and Thales joint venture, will also support traffic collision…
CommercialElectric Air Taxi by Embraer? First Concept Unveiled at Uber Elevate Embraer subsidiary Embraer X unveiled its first electrical Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft concept at Uber Elevate in Los Angeles. "We have excelled in our near-50-year journey by introducing innovations into…
RegulationTSA Wants to Take Airport Security Into the Future As the U.S. Transportation Security Administration prepares to further test next-generation technology at airport security checkpoints, the agency wants to align the procurement of new carry-on baggage scanners and the related automated…
RegulationDOT Selects 10 Participants for Nationwide Drone Integration Pilot Program U.S. Transportation Department Secretary Elaine Chao announced the 10 awardees of the UAS Integration Pilot Program. The program, which was announced by President Trump last year, will see the FAA working with…
ATM ModernizationHarris Gets $141M to Modernize India’s ATM Infrastructure Harris Corporation has been selected to modernize India’s air traffic management communications infrastructure, supporting an aviation market which is expected to double in size over the next 10 years. The contract was…