CommercialLufthansa Systems Expands Agreement with Aeroflot Russian carrier Aeroflot recently signed a five-year agreement with Lufthansa Systems to deploy the NetLine/Hub IT solution at its Moscow Sheremetyevo hub. Lufthansa said the Netline/Hub solution enables airlines to track hub…
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…
MilitaryGeneral Dynamics to Supply Mission Computers to Super Hornets The U.S. Navy awarded General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems a $19.3 million contract to produce Type-3 advanced mission computers (AMC) for the F/A-18E/F and E/A-18G Super Hornet aircraft. General Dynamics has delivered…
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…
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