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.…

Business & GA

Solar-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…

Commercial

U.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…

Editor's Note

Sequestered 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 Avionics

Persistence 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…

Business & GA

Connectivity’s Next Step

The market for in-flight connectivity has been a bright spot for the business jet community marred by years of economic and PR hits. And as the economy begins its slow turnaround, the…