Commercial U.S. Navy Launches Unmanned Aircraft From Carrier The U.S. Navy will attempt the first launch of an unmanned aircraft from an aircraft carrier on Tuesday, using Northrop Grumman's X-47B Unmanned Combat Air…
ATM Modernization FAA Reverses Decision on Closing 149 ATC Towers FAA will not close the 149 contract air traffic control (ATC) towers that were scheduled for closure in June due the sequester, according to a…
Commercial EasyJet 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…
Commercial U.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.…
Business & GA FAA 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. …
Business & GA Solar-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…