Business & GA
British Airways to Equip Pilots With iPads
British Airways is rolling out iPads to all 3,600 of its pilots. The introduction of iPads in the cockpit is part of the airline’s $8.1 billion investment to give its cabin crew…
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Commercial
Boeing Announces New VP of Unmanned Airborne Systems Programs
Boeing named Michael Kurth vice president of its Unmanned Airborne Systems Programs. Kurth will oversee the company’s unmanned programs, which Boeing will designate as a standalone division as of Jan. 1. Currently…
Commercial
AMETEK Acquires Aero Components International, AvTech Avionics
AMETEK has acquired Aero Components International and AvTech Avionics as it looks to expand its presence in providing aerospace aftermarket parts and service. Financial terms of the two transactions were not disclosed.…
Commercial
BAE Systems to Provide F-16 Support for Indonesia, Iraq
BAE Systems announced two new contracts totaling $63 million to provide support equipment and test systems for F-16 aircraft to the governments of Indonesia and Iraq. Iraq is a new user of…
ATM Modernization
Horizon Air's Q400 Fleet Now WAAS Enabled
Horizon Air has equipped all of its 48 Bombardier Q400s with Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) capabilities using dual Universal Avionics’ UNS-1Ew Flight Management Systems (FMS), the companies said Thursday. All aircraft…
ATM Modernization
Thales USA CEO to Retire
Thales USA President and CEO Allan Cameron will retire at the end of the year, the company said this week. Vice President and General Manager of Thales Avionics, Alan Pellegrini, will succeed…
Business & GA
Developers of Solar-Powered Aircraft Say They're Ready for Flight Around the Globe
The Solar Impulse team has already set the record for the world’s longest fully solar-powered flight, and now it plans to take its four-engine plane that weighs less than an SUV around…
Commercial
McCaskill: FAA Should Get Rid of ‘Anachronistic Policies’ for PEDs
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) sent a letter to Acting FAA Administrator Michael Huerta urging for his agency to allow for the expanded use of personal electronic devices (PED) by passengers on commercial…