Europe Airpost pilots are ready to eliminate paper flight manuals from the cockpits of their Boeing 737 aircraft, receiving EASA approval to begin using electronic flight bags (EFB). (Europe Airpost…
JetBlue became the latest airline to begin replacing pilots' paper flight manuals with iPads, announcing FAA approval for iPad-based electronic flight bags (EFB) on Wednesday. The airline has already begun…
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) is working on a new variant of its Predator B unmanned aircraft system (UAS), aimed at achieving full airworthiness compliance with anticipated NATO foreign customers for the…
Dassault is adding OnAir's in-flight connectivity system to its 7X jets, enabled by the installation of an in-cabin antenna. (The GORE Leaky Feeder Antenna. Photo, courtesy of W.L. Gore &…
Public perception of the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into civilian airspace is becoming less negative, according to two recently released public opinion polls. (The AutoCopter, a portable unmanned helicopter equipped…
American Airlines has replaced its paper flight manuals with electronic flight bags and discontinued paper revisions to terminal flight charts. The airline completed testing of its iPad EFB in April,…
FAA on Friday announced its decision to delay an ongoing safety assessment of the use of personal electronic devices (PEDs) during all phases of flight on commercial aircraft. In January, the…
Taiwan carrier EVA Air announced a package of new avionics upgrades from Rockwell Collins Thursday at the Paris Air Show. The package includes the "full suite" of Rockwell Collins cockpit avionics,…