Business & GA
Editor's Note: Safe Flying
It’s a tough job being a pilot, and if industry reports and forecasts are to be believed, it’s about to get tougher. There’s growing demand for experienced and trained pilots to satisfy…
News Archive
ATM Modernization
Industry Scan
FAA Deploys Time-Based Air Traffic System FAA in August began initial deployment of a new time-based air traffic metering tool at all 20 en route air traffic control centers across the United…
ATM Modernization
Business Aviation and NextGen
Honeywell’s Primus Epic-based EASy II cockpit, which was certified in May on Dassault Falcon 2000S, Falcon 2000LXS and 7X, includes NextGen and SESAR-compatible capabilities, including ADS-B and CPDLC. NextGen in the United…
ATM Modernization
Knowing the Glass
The July crash of an Asiana Boeing 777 in San Francisco has reignited the call within the industry for better avionics training for pilots Should professional pilots get additional training for advanced…
Business & GA
Educating Technicians
Aviation Maintenance Science students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. A number of schools teach avionics maintenance, but until fairly recently, there has been no standard, portable certificate attesting to a graduate’s or industry-taught…
Commercial
GAO Reports Concerns on Navy's Unmanned Aircraft Program
The U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier-based unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) program has budget and schedule related risks associated with its acquisition strategy, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released Thursday. …
ATM Modernization
Hong Kong Using Airbus Technology to Improve Air Traffic Management
Hong Kong International Airport will deploy the Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) system from Airbus ProSky to improve air traffic flows. The system, Harmony for ANSPs (Air Naviagion Service Provider), will…
ATM Modernization
Air Traffic Controllers to Staff Towers if Shutdown Occurs
Department of Transportation (DoT) agencies, including FAA, would be hit hard by a potential federal government shutdown. However, aircraft will continue to fly and air traffic control towers will continue to be…