Business & GAHouse Passes Small Airplane Revitalization Act The House on Tuesday unanimously passed the Small Airplane Revitalization Act which requires FAA to replace its current prescriptive regulations on small aircraft certification with performance-based regulations. A similar bill was…
CommercialBoeing, Panasonic Partnership Markets eXConnect to Government Operators Boeing has a new agreement to begin marketing Panasonic Avionics' satellite-based in-flight broadband service eXConnect to government operators. Under the agreement, Boeing will market the Ku-band aeronautical network to government customers…
ATM ModernizationAvionics, Satellite-Based Approaches Help Reduce Eurocopter Sound Footprint During recent test flights in Marignane, France, Eurocopter used a combination of avionics and augmented satellite guidance to develop landing approaches that could lead to a significant reduction of the sound footprint…
Business & GAFAA Approves New Flight Deck for Piper PA-32 Saratoga FAA has issued Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for installation of the Avidyne Entegra Release 9 Integrated Flight Deck (R9) on the Piper PA-32-301 series Saratoga aircraft. (The upgraded Piper-PA-32…
Embedded AvionicsBoeing to Expand Support for Australian Air Defense System Boeing will expand its support of an Australian air defense command and control system, Vigilare, under a new five-year $60 million contract announced Thursday with the Australian Department of Defense. Boeing…
Embedded AvionicsU.S. Navy Taps Raytheon to Develop New Airborne Jammer Raytheon has edged out several competitors for the opportunity to develop a new U.S. Navy airborne system to jam enemy radar and communications. But it may be too early for Raytheon to…
CommercialNavy Completes First X-47B Arrested Landing The U.S. Navy on Wednesday conducted the first arrested landing onto an aircraft carrier with Northrop Grumman's X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) carrier demonstration aircraft. (The X-47B aboard USS…
Business & GADanish Air Transport Selects Installed, Mobile EFBs Charter carrier Danish Air Transport has a new three-year charting and electronic flight bag (EFB) service agreement with Jeppesen to begin using a combination of onboard and mobile EFBs. (Jeppesen's…