CommercialEasyJet to Flight Test Ash-Detection System U.K.-based low cost carrier EasyJet, with Airbus and Norwegian research company Nicarnica Aviation, is ready to perform flight tests for an airborne volcanic ash detection system called Airborne Volcanic Object Identifier and…
CommercialU.S. Navy Completes First Arrested Unmanned Aircraft Landing The U.S. Navy said it completed the first successful arrested landing with an unmanned aircraft using Northrop Grumman's X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator. The landing was conducted May 4 at…
Business & GAFAA Selects FreeFlight for Capstone ADS-B Project FAA has selected FreeFlight Systems to provide upgraded automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) avionics to fulfill the requirements of the second phase of its Capstone Project. The project was originally launched in…
Business & GASolar-Powered Plane Begins Cross-Country Flight A solar-powered aircraft that flies without jet fuel began its attempt at a flight across the United States on Friday. (Test flight from Moffett Field_Solar Impulse flies over the Golden…
ATM ModernizationPassenger Air Traffic Grows, Driven by Emerging Markets Global air passenger traffic grew by nearly 6 percent in March compared to a year earlier, driven by strong demand growth in emerging markets, according to a report from the International Air…
CommercialU.S. Navy's First Unmanned Aircraft Squadron The U.S. Navy on Thursday launched its first squadron to feature manned and unmanned aircraft at the Naval Air Station North Island on Coronado, near San Diego. (Fire Scout…
ATM ModernizationAireon, Nav Canada Finalize ATM Contract Satellite-based global air traffic surveillance provider Aireon finalized a long-term commercial data services contract with Canada's civil air navigation service operator Nav Canada. Aireon is a joint venture between Nav Canada and…
ATM ModernizationCongress Passes Bill to End FAA Furloughs Congress passed the Reducing Flight Delays Act, a bill that gives FAA authority to use surplus Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds and other funds to end sequestration-related furloughs of its 47,000 employees.…
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