CommercialLetters UAS in the NAS I had occasion to read Emily Feliz’s Editor’s Note in the September issue. I have no quarrel with what she says; it is just that she did not…
Business & GAIndustry Scan Photo courtesy Lockheed Martin Lockheed, Air Force Fix C-5M ‘Deficiencies’ The U.S. Air Force’s C-5M program has fixed some of the problems that arose during two major modernization initiatives for the…
CommercialManaging Obsolescence A B-52H Stratofortress takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, in 2009. The U.S. Air Force’s aging airplanes need careful tending — especially their airframes and engines. But the avionics systems…
ATM ModernizationAvionics for NextGen Aviation industry leaders gathered in Atlantic City, N.J., in September for the Second Annual Avionics for NextGen conference, urging cooperation among industry stakeholders and action from regulatory bodies to move the massive…
Business & GARockwell Collins SVS Available Via Hawker Beechcraft GCS Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS), based in Wichita, Kan., said it is accepting orders for the Synthetic Vision System (SVS) upgrade for all Pro Line 21-equipped Beechcraft King Air 200/300 series…
ATM ModernizationMetron to Study Air Capacity in South Africa Metron Aviation, based in Dulles, Va., was awarded a contract to evaluate air-side capacity enhancements for South Africa. The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) provided a grant to the Air Traffic and…
ATM ModernizationStandardAero to Offer ACSS ADS-B Equipment for Bizjets StandardAero signed an agreement with ACSS to offer its line of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) products for business jets, the companies announced this week. "ADS-B is a cornerstone technology of the FAA’s…
Business & GAFlexjet Receives FAA Approval for iPad EFBs Richardson, Texas-based aircraft management company Flexjet has received conditional authorization from FAA for the use of iPads as electronic flight bags (EFBs). The conditional authorization applies to fractional flights conducted under 14…