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FAA Investigates Air Traffic Incident at DCA  

FAA safety officials are investigating a miscommunication between air traffic controllers (ATC) that lead to three aircraft flying too close to each other near Ronald Reagan Airport on Tuesday. The incident occurred…

Commercial

Airbus Activates A350 XWB Flight Deck  

Airbus has powered up the XWB MSN1 flight deck for the first time for electrical testing on its A350 passenger jet. The France-based manufacturer’s XWB flight deck has six interchangeable displays. The…

Commercial

Product Focus: Sensor Payloads

Last year, Northrop Grumman Firebird intelligence-gathering air system successfully used three different high-definition video sensors and an electronics support payload all at the same time. Facing tight budgets and a military operation…

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AEEC Wrap-Up

Hundrends of aviation professionals convened in Anchorage, Alaska, at the AEEC General Session and AMC Open Forum in May to adopt new ARINC standards and discuss maintenance issues. The 612 aviation professionals…

Commercial

UAVs Flying in the NAS

Until recently, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) were strictly used for military and defense applications, but that is quickly changing. The FAA re-authorization bill paves the way for UAVs to fly into new…

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New Products

U.K. Office Satcom Direct, based in Satellite Beach, Fla., opened an office in Farnborough, U.K., located inside Hangar 2 at TAG Farnborough Airport. The office will provide European customers with physical access…

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People

Jim Gaughan Jim Gaughan Metron Aviation, of Dulles, Va., named Jim Gaughan president and CEO. Gaughan was appointed chief operating officer following the Airbus acquisition of Metron Aviation, and now succeeds Dave…

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Calendar

August 7-10 Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s (AUVSI) Unmanned Systems North America Conference and Exhibition, Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas. Visit www.auvsi.org. September 10-13 Autotestcon 2012, Disneyland Resort, Anaheim,…