ATM Modernization

Airbus Conducts 4-D Trajectory Management Test

Airbus has conducted what it is calling the world's first flight using a four-dimensional optimized and upgraded air traffic management (ATM) technology to fly more accurate and efficient routes, the airframe manufacturer said…

Commercial

Hainan Airlines Selects Rockwell Collins Avionics

Hainan Airlines selected a suite of Rockwell Collins avionics systems, including its WXR-2100 MultiScan Threat Detection System and GLU-925 Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR), for 47 new Airbus A320s. The companies made the announcement…

Embedded Avionics

Raytheon to Upgrade Software of Airborne Radio

Raytheon is upgrading the Integrated Waveform (IV) software in its AN/ARC-231 airborne radio terminals, a move that will triple the satellite capacity, the company said. Prior to the software upgrade, this form of…

Business & GA

Panel: GPS Is Vital, But Vulnerable

Aviation concerns went before a House subcommittee on Wednesday touting the importance of the GPS network to the industry, but urged lawmakers to defend the integrity of the GPS network from potential…

Business & GA

MSP Aero Awarded STC for Appareo Data Monitoring Unit

MSP Aero, based in Minneapolis, was awarded a FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for the installation of the Vision 1000 Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) system from Appareo Systems on AgustaWestland AW109/119 series. The Vision…

ATM Modernization

Air France Selects Lufthansa Flight Planning System

Air France selected Lufthansa Systems' Lido/Flight flight planning system, which calculates optimal flight routes, under a five-year contract announced Tuesday. The system, a component of the Integrated Operations Control Center (IOCC) from…

Business & GA

AAI to Provide Test Systems for CV-22 Fleet

AAI Test & Training, based in Hunt Valley, Md., was awarded a $7.7 million contract to provide Advanced Boresight Equipment (ABE) for the U.S. Air Force and Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Bell Boeing CV-22 Osprey…

ATM Modernization

Congress Passes Long-Awaited  FAA Reauthorization

Congress passed long-awaited, long-term FAA funding authorization on Monday, funding the agency through 2015 and giving a big boost to the agency's multi-billion-dollar Next Generation Air Transportation (NextGen) initiative. The four-year, $63.4 billion "FAA Air Transportation Modernization…