Business & GAFAA Selects FreeFlight for Capstone ADS-B Project FAA has selected FreeFlight Systems to provide upgraded automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) avionics to fulfill the requirements of the second phase of its Capstone Project. The project was originally launched in…
Embedded AvionicsFLYHT's AFIRS Selected for C-130 Avionics Upgrades FLYHT Aerospace Solutions was selected by a second Middle Eastern air force to supply its automated flight information reporting system (AFIRS) 228 systems as upgrades for 7 C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft.…
Business & GASolar-Powered Plane Begins Cross-Country Flight A solar-powered aircraft that flies without jet fuel began its attempt at a flight across the United States on Friday. (Test flight from Moffett Field_Solar Impulse flies over the Golden…
ATM ModernizationPassenger Air Traffic Grows, Driven by Emerging Markets Global air passenger traffic grew by nearly 6 percent in March compared to a year earlier, driven by strong demand growth in emerging markets, according to a report from the International Air…
CommercialU.S. Navy's First Unmanned Aircraft Squadron The U.S. Navy on Thursday launched its first squadron to feature manned and unmanned aircraft at the Naval Air Station North Island on Coronado, near San Diego. (Fire Scout…
Business & GAEASA Approves Aspen's H-Series PFDs for R44s EASA issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to Aspen Avionics for the installation of Evolution H-Series Primary Flight Displays (PFD) in Robinson R44 I and II helicopters. The STC will allow…
Editor's NoteSequestered Airspace Will FAA close 149 air traffic control towers? Considering the number of last-minute sequestration decisions that have occurred over the last six months, your guess is as good as mine. Sequestration took…
Embedded AvionicsPersistence On Patrol Wide Area Persistent Surveillance (WAPS) systems that image city-size fields of view and instantly search through terabytes of data are moving from combat deployments to commercial services. Vigilant Stare team members Sierra…