Commercial MQ-8C Completes First Flight Northrop Grumman's MQ-8C unmanned helicopter completed its first flight at the Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, Calif., last week. The flight, operated by a…
ATM Modernization Harris, FAA Making ‘Significant’ DataComm Progress Five major U.S. carriers, including United Airlines, have agreed to equip aircraft over the next six years with digital avionics that enable data communications between…
Business & GA FAA Certification Process Unable to Keep Pace With NextGen The FAA's ability to certify new technologies and aircraft components needs to be greatly improved if the agency wants to support growing demand for certifying…
Embedded Avionics Northrop Grumman to Upgrade E-8C Avionics Northrop Grumman has received a $43 million contract to upgrade the avionics of the U.S. Air Force fleet of E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar…
Commercial Japan Airlines Selects Gogo In-Flight Connectivity Japan Airlines (JAL) has signed a new contract with Gogo to provide its satellite-based in-flight connectivity service across its commercial fleet of 77 aircraft. Gogo’s…
ATM Modernization FAA Issued 'A Thousand Stop-Work Orders' on NextGen During Shutdown FAA Administrator Michael Huerta on Thursday outlined the impact of the the recent 16-day federal government shutdown on his agency's overhaul of the nation's air…