CommercialPhantom Eye HALE Completes Vibration Tests Photo courtesy Boeing The Boeing Phantom Eye high altitude long endurance (HALE) unmanned airborne system completed 12 days of ground vibration and structural mode interaction tests this month at NASA's Dryden Flight Research…
CommercialLufthansa Awarded IFE STC FAA issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the installation of Lufthansa System’s BoardConnect in-flight entertainment (IFE) system on an Airbus aircraft of an undisclosed customer. The system, which consists of a server…
ATM ModernizationFAA: NextGen Moving Ahead FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to NextGen, saying the industry has made “very tangible gains” in the last year in implementation. Babbitt addressed the RTCA Symposium in Washington, D.C.,…
CommercialNorthrop Grumman Tests Firebird Sensors Photo courtesy Northrop Grumman The Northrop Grumman Firebird intelligence-gathering air system successfully used three different high-definition video sensors and an electronics support payload all at the same time, according to Northrop Grumman. The…
Business & GAPro Line Fusion Awarded Canada STC The Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion integrated avionics system was granted certification from Transport Canada (TC) on Bombardier Aerospace’s Global Vision flight deck. This marks the first certification of Pro Line Fusion…
CommercialBarger: NextGen to Happen in Small Steps Implementing the technologies of the FAA’s NextGen isn’t going to be a “big bang,” but will happen in small, incremental steps, according to the chair of the NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC). Dave…
CommercialThales Tests Landing of VTOL UAV Thales, along with its partner Boeing, tested the full automatic landing of a one-ton class Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) UAV, the company said Tuesday. The automatic landing was carried out…
Business & GAITT Awarded Navy Night Vision Contract ITT Corp. was awarded a $36.2 million contract from the U.S. Navy to supply its AN/AVS-9 night vision image intensifier sets, the Department of Defense said Monday. The AN/AVS-9 system is a night vision…