Business & GAEclipse Adds Upgrades to 550 Jet Curtiss-Wright Controls will provide its aircraft computer system (ACS) for use on Eclipse's new 550 twin-engine business jet. (Eclipse 550. Photo, courtesy of Eclipse.) Shipments of the ACS began…
CommercialAUVSI: China Displays UAS in USA for First Time Chinese manufactured unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) made their debut in the United States on Tuesday at AUVSI's Unmanned Systems 2013 in Washington D.C. Ewatt, a Wuhan, Hubei Province-based company, is showcasing…
CommercialASA Recommends Warrants for UAS Surveillance The Aerospace State Association (ASA) on Tuesday at AUVSI's Unmanned Systems 2013 advised state and local governments to consider requiring warrants for government surveillance of individuals with unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). …
CommercialU.S. Army Places Order for Raven UAS AeroVironment received a $13.5 million order from the United States Army. The order – the final portion of a contract valued at $59.6 million – includes RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS),…
CommercialAurora Flight Sciences, Harvard to Use UAVs in Alaska Researchers from Harvard have teamed up with Aurora Flight Sciences to use their optionally piloted aircraft (OPA), the Centaur, to measure carbon isotopes on melting permafrost in Alaska. The research team is…
CommercialARINC, LOT Polish Airlines in Data Link Contract LOT Polish Airlines have chosen ARINC’s GLOBALink ACARS data link program to provide the airline data for its new Boeing 787 Dreamliners. LOT Polish Airlines is the flag carrier of Poland and…
Business & GAUTC to Supply Camera Payload for Saab Skeldar UAS UTC Aerospace Systems has received a contract to supply Cloud Cap Technology TASE400 stabilized camera payloads for maritime operations on Saab's Skeldar unmanned aerial system (UAS). The company said units supplied by…
Business & GAIFE Revenue Forecast to Double by 2020 Increasing demand for air transport is expected to lend momentum to the global in-flight entertainment and connectivity market as airlines try to differentiate and gain a competitive advantage, according to an analysis…