ATM ModernizationGovernment Shutdown Halts Aircraft Sales, Slows NextGen Research The shutdown of the federal government entered its third day on Thursday, with aviation concerns throughout the United States arguing this shutdown is detrimental to the National Airspace System (NAS) and threatens…
CommercialMobile Airline Services Need Improvements, Poll Says Airlines and operators have increased their mobile air travel services in recent years, but the majority of airline passengers are not yet ready to start buying airline tickets from their smartphones, according…
Embedded AvionicsNorthrop Grumman Awarded STC for Air Claw Photo courtesy Northop Grumman FAA issued a multiuse supplemental type certificate (STC) to Northrop Grumman's Air Claw, Quest KODIAK 100-based short take-off and landing aircraft. The multiuse STC validates the quality of design and integration…
CommercialAeroVironment Wins $20 Million Order for Raven UAS Upgrades The U.S. Army is upgrading its fleet of RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) through a new $20 million order for Mantis i23 gimbaled sensor payloads from AeroVironment. (AeroVironment's RQ-11B…
Business & GAAircell Releases ATG 2000 Gogo subsidiary Aircell unveiled a new equipment package providing Internet and voice service for business jets Monday, ATG 2000. The new package provides Internet and voice services for light jets and…
ATM ModernizationIndustry 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 ModernizationBusiness 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 ModernizationKnowing 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…
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