CommercialUK Officials Urge Airworthiness Action on Boeing 787 Emergency Locator System U.K. investigators are recommending deactivation of Honeywell's Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) system on all Boeing 787 aircraft, following a technical examination of a 787 that caught on fire last week at London's…
Business & GAHouse Passes Small Airplane Revitalization Act The House on Tuesday unanimously passed the Small Airplane Revitalization Act which requires FAA to replace its current prescriptive regulations on small aircraft certification with performance-based regulations. A similar bill was…
CommercialNavy Completes First X-47B Arrested Landing The U.S. Navy on Wednesday conducted the first arrested landing onto an aircraft carrier with Northrop Grumman's X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) carrier demonstration aircraft. (The X-47B aboard USS…
Business & GATransportation Committee Passes Small Airplane Revitalization Act The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Wednesday passed the Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013, which aims to reduce regulations and certification costs for smaller airplanes that are regulated under…
ATM ModernizationEAA Requests Federal Court Review of FAA Air Traffic Fees The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) isn't giving up its fight regarding the FAA-imposed air traffic controller (ATC) fees for its annual AirVenture show, as the organization is now asking a federal appeals…
Embedded AvionicsNavy's P-8 Poseidon Ready for Fleet Introduction The P-8A Poseidon, Boeing's next-generation military derivative of the 737-800, is ready for introduction into the U.S. Navy fleet, according to a report issued by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) last…
ATM ModernizationSymposium: NextGen Faces Public Perception, Funding Troubles Ahead NextGen stakeholders face a tough task selling the $40 billion airspace modernization initiative to the traveling public and to leaders on Capitol Hill, according to panelists at an Airlines Pilots Association International…
CommercialBoeing 787 Approved for RNP AR Flight Procedures Boeing received FAA approval as a third party developer of Required Navigation Performance - Authorization Required (RNP AR) solutions for 787 operators, the company said Wednesday. The approval is a compliment to…