Commercial

NAVAIR Flight Tests Autonomous Aerial Refueling 

The Navy is continuing the development of its Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) program, recently completing another phase of its Autonomous Aerial Refueling (AAR) tests with an optionally piloted Learjet.   …

ATM Modernization

FAA, Industry Continue Push to Eliminate Sequester

FAA Administrator Michael Huerta voiced his concerns about the sequestration government spending cuts during a speech at an aviation conference in New Jersey Monday.   In March, the sequester reduced FAA's 2013…

Commercial

Thales, Inmarsat Form IFEC Partnership

Thales and Inmarsat announced a new agreement Tuesday at the APEX Expo in Anaheim, Calif., that will make Thales a marketing partner for Inmarsat's in-flight connectivity solutions.    Under the new agreement,…

Commercial

Global Hawk UAS Achieves 100,000 Flight Hours

The worldwide fleet of Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) has achieved 100,000 flight hours, Northrop Grumman said Monday.      (Global Hawk Block 30 UAS. Photo, courtesy of Northrop Grumman.)  …

ATM Modernization

GE Aviation Leads Airspace Modernization Effort in Brazil

GE Aviation is leading a government-industry effort to improve Brazilian air traffic management and airspace usage, as the company works with stakeholders to implement the Green Skies of Brazil program.    The…

ATM Modernization

Chene Takes Over SESAR Duties

The European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) has appointed Claude Chene, former Director-General of the European Commission's  Directorate General for Personnel and Administration, as the interim executive director of…