Business & GATraining Column: Planning a Pilot Career Thinking of becoming professional airline pilot? Other career choices surely hold more appeal, given the industry climate: Dismal economy. Airline consolidations. Bankruptcies. Furloughs. New regs with stringent pilot hiring qualifications. Sounds dismal,…
ATM ModernizationPeople Ed Senen L-3 Aviation Recorders, based in Sarasota, Fla., named Ed Senen the division’s president. In his new position, Senen will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of Aviation Recorders and…
CommercialEirtech Aviation Awarded Southwest Airlines Contract Irish aviation services company Eirtech Aviation signed an aircraft interior wiring modification contract with Southwest Airlines to install FAA-mandated kits of select 737s. Eirtech Aviation’s team in Shannon developed the system, which involves the…
Business & GABAE Systems Sells Unmanned Aircraft Programs Unit Tucson, Ariz.-based Sensintel has acquired the Unmanned Aircraft Programs business of BAE Systems for an undisclosed amount, the companies said. The company will operate independently as a provider of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), sensors…
ATM ModernizationSymposium: NextGen Faces Public Perception, Funding Troubles Ahead NextGen stakeholders face a tough task selling the $40 billion airspace modernization initiative to the traveling public and to leaders on Capitol Hill, according to panelists at an Airlines Pilots Association International…
ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: Reader Mailbag I love reader feedback — good and bad. I see the amount of correspondence I get from readers as a direct correlation to the magazine’s ability to hit the right notes/tones in…
CommercialBoeing 787 Approved for RNP AR Flight Procedures Boeing received FAA approval as a third party developer of Required Navigation Performance - Authorization Required (RNP AR) solutions for 787 operators, the company said Wednesday. The approval is a compliment to…
CommercialFoxx Confirmed as Transportation Secretary The Senate confirmed Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx as the new U.S. Transportation Secretary with a unanimous 100-0 vote on Thursday. Foxx will take over for Ray LaHood, who announced his resignation…