Military

Boeing to Increase Lifting Power on NextGen Chinooks

Boeing will begin building the first three test aircraft for its next generation of Chinook helicopters in 2018. Under a recent $276 million U.S. Army CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters contract, one…

ATM Modernization

DFS Launches Precision Navigation in Frankfurt

A new precision navigation procedure, RNP-1 (Required Navigation Performance), has been launched at Frankfurt International Airport, according to German air navigation service provider (ANSP) DFS. With RNP-1 and Radius-to-fix, they are increasing…

Curated Content

FAA Tests Automated Approval for Drone Flights

U.S. drone operations have been constrained by a number of factors, including a lengthy approval process for flights in controlled airspace. Now at 50 U.S. airports, the FAA is preparing tests of…

Connectivity

Aeromexico Pioneers IFEC, Connectivity 2.0 in LatAm

Aeromexico is one of the pioneers in Latin America for bringing In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) services to passengers. For example, the airline has done a deal with Netflix which enables passengers to access…

Business & GA

EasyJet Head of Engineering Talks Predictive Maintenance

On the third day of the 2017 Paris Air Show, Gary Smith, head of engineering for EasyJet, discussed the U.K.-based low-cost carrier's work with Airbus to establish predictive maintenance within its fleet operations. Check…