ATM Modernization

FAA Reverses Decision on Closing 149 ATC Towers

FAA will not close the 149 contract air traffic control (ATC) towers that were scheduled for closure in June due the sequester, according to a statement issued by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood…

Embedded Avionics

Boeing Gives B-52s a Digital Overhaul

The U.S. Air Force's B-52 Stratofortress fleet is receiving a major digital upgrade from Boeing, helping the airframe manufacturer to provide a foundation for continued modernization of the military's longest serving bomber…

ATM Modernization

NAV Canada Looks to Modernize Canadian Airspace

Nav Canada has a new agreement with Boeing Digital Aviation subsidiary Jeppesen to bring area navigation (RNAV) and required navigation performance (RNP) instrument flight procedures to the Canadian airspace.    Working with…

Commercial

EasyJet to Flight Test Ash-Detection System

U.K.-based low cost carrier EasyJet, with Airbus and Norwegian research company Nicarnica Aviation, is ready to perform flight tests for an airborne volcanic ash detection system called Airborne Volcanic Object Identifier and…

ATM Modernization

Rockwell Collins Selected for EC-130H Avionics Upgrades

L-3 Platform Integration has selected Rockwell Collins as the avionics solution provider for a communication, navigation and surveillance/air traffic management (CNS/ATM) avionics upgrade for the U.S. Air Force EC-130H. Financial terms of…

Business & GA

FAA 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 Avionics

FLYHT'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.…