Business & GAFAA to Consider Relaxing In-Flight Rules on Electronics FAA's rules regulating the use of personal electronic devices (PED) on commercial aircraft are expected to change by 2014, as a federal advisory panel meets this week to complete its recommendations for…
CommercialBoeing Releases iPad Aircraft Maintenance App Boeing has released a suite of new mobile applications for the iPad to give aircraft maintenance technicians easier access to manuals, part numbers and other critical information required for maintenance checks. …
CommercialFLYHT to Provide Data Monitoring System for Boeing 737s FLYHT Aerospace Solutions has signed a five-year, $636,000 contract with an undisclosed Nigerian carrier to provide flight data monitoring systems on four Boeing 737 passenger jets. Under the contract, FLYHT…
Business & GAFAA Issues STC for Q400 Electronic Flight Bag FAA has issued Supplemental Type Certification for the navAero tablet electronic flight bag (EFB) system on the Bombardier DHC-8-400 Series aircraft. (navAero tablet EFB with UAID. Photo, courtesy of navAero.)…
Embedded AvionicsDOD Issues Avionics, Radar Contracts to Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin has secured Department of Defense (DOD) contracts totaling $165.7 million to provide radar systems and mission avionics for a fleet of U.S. and foreign military MH-60R Sikorsky Seahawk helicopters. …
CommercialGlobal Eagle, ThaiCom Partner for Asia Pacific In-Flight Connectivity Global Eagle has a new agreement with satellite communications provider Thaicom to begin developing in-flight connectivity service for airlines within the Asia Pacific region. Row 44, a Global Eagle subsidiary, will…
CommercialRetired F-16 Jet Completes First Converted Unmanned Flight The U.S. Air Force began demonstrating the next generation of air combat training and testing aircraft last week, completing the first flight of a converted F-16 jet with no pilot in the…
ATM ModernizationFAA: NextGen Faces Challenges From Sequester FAA Administrator Michael Huerta on Friday told industry and government officials the fiscal uncertainty due to sequestration poses a threat to the agency's multibillion-dollar NextGen program. Speaking at the annual public…