CommercialU.S. Navy Acquires More Fire Scouts from Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman announced a $71 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide six Fire Scout unmanned helicopters, an add-on to the company’s current contract to produce 14 Fire Scouts for the…
ATM ModernizationAOPA: Sequestration Cuts Disproportionately Impact General Aviation Operations The $85 billion automatic across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestration that went into effect last Friday will disproportionately impact the general aviation (GA) community, according to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association…
CommercialTexas A&M-Corpus Christi Launches UAS Research Mission Over Gulf of Mexico Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is conducting a surveillance research mission with an RS-16 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) over the Gulf of Mexico this week, as part of the university’s search for new…
CommercialFAA Approves Certification Plan for Boeing 787 Battery Solution FAA has approved Boeing’s certification plan for the redesigned 787 Dreamliner battery system, the first step in the process to return the aircraft to commercial service. The agency grounded all in-service Boeing…
CommercialMcCaskill to Introduce Bill to Expand In-Flight Use of PEDs Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) said she will begin drafting legislation to expand the use of personal electronic devices (PEDs) on commercial airline flights in the United States. McCaskill, who sent a letter…
CommercialStill No Cause Found in 787 Battery Investigation The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has not yet found out what caused the battery fire aboard the Japanese Airlines 787 Dreamliner in January at Boston’s Logan International Airport. In an interim…
ATM ModernizationSouth African Airways Approved for RNP AR Procedures South African Airways (SAA) has received approval from the South African Civil Aviaiton Authority (SACAA) to launch Required Navigation Performance with Authorization Required (RNP AR) procedures at Cape Town International Airport. Airbus…
CommercialBoeing, KLM Launch ‘Optimal Flight’ Program Boeing is launching its “Optimal Flight” program in collaboration with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, a total of 26 flights powered by alternative jet fuel sources and featuring new technologies from Boeing aimed…