ATM Modernization European ADS-B Implementation Plan to be Finalized in January The Single European ATM Research Agency Deployment Manager (SESAR DM) is in the final stages of launching a new ADS-B implementation plan that will synchronize…
Business & GA HondaJet Elite Gets Japanese Type Certification Honda Aircraft Company's latest business jet, the HondaJet Elite, has received type certification from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau, the company announced Dec. 10. The…
Business & GA Boeing BizJets Unveils Long-Range 777X Convert Boeing is converting its 777 series airliner into a long-range, wide-body business jet. The BBJ 777-8 has a range of 11,645 nautical miles, enough to…
ATM Modernization Germany to Launch Remote Airport Operations in January Germany’s first landing and take off of airplanes monitored remotely by air traffic controllers occurred at Saarbrücken Airport on Dec. 4. Both aircraft, a Luxair…
Military Garmin Gets Top Airbus Helicopter Supplier Award for Lakota Work Airbus Helicopters presented Garmin its top honor of the year, the Supplier of Excellence award, in recognition of the supplier's work on the U.S. Army…
ATM Modernization Live in London: Demonstration Integrates Unmanned Traffic into Active Airspace The integration of unmanned traffic into London's airspace was tested last month in a large-scale endeavor dubbed Operation Zenith. A collaboration including air navigation service…
Unmanned Unmanned Helicopter Soars with UAVOS' 'GLIDER' Autorotation Algorithm Drone research company UAVOS last week tested a new flight algorithm for unmanned vertical takeoff and landing aircraft that could allow the aircraft to safely…
Commercial EASA Approves Airbus A220 for CAT III Autoland Operations The Airbus A220 has achieved category III (CAT III) autoland flight operational approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), giving pilots flying the regional…