CommercialGlobal Hawk Lands in Grand Forks Photo courtesy Northrop Grumman The first RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) arrived at Grand Forks Air Force Base, the second main operating base in the United States for the aircraft. The Global…
Business & GACobham HeliSAS STC'ed on Eurocopter Models HeliSAS, Cobham’s Autopilot and Stability Augmentation System, has been granted FAA supplemental type certification (STC) on the Eurocopter AS350 model series and EC130 helicopters. Earlier this year, HeliSAS was STC’d on the…
ATM ModernizationFAA to Impose Laser Fines FAA will begin imposing civil penalties against people who point a laser into the cockpit of an aircraft, Randy Babbitt, FAA administrator, announced Wednesday. At a press conference at Ronald Reagan National…
ATM ModernizationEditor’s Note: An Introduction It is with great excitement and pride that I introduce myself as the new editor-in-chief of Avionics Magazine. My name (hopefully) is not unfamiliar to our readership as I have been the…
ATM ModernizationPeople Kimberly Murdoch ACSS, a L-3 Communications and Thales joint venture company based in Phoenix, named Kimberly Murdoch vice president of operations. Murdoch will be responsible for overseeing various operations departments at ACSS,…
CommercialNext Generation Tanker After a long and controversial bidding and contract process, Boeing won the long-awaited U.S. Air Force (USAF) KC-46A aerial refueling tanker contract, bringing with it a long list of avionics suppliers to…
ATM ModernizationCivil UAS Integration Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have proven their utility in military theaters in a variety of applications, and they hold the same potential for civilian operations. Government and private-sector interest in using unmanned…
Business & GAFlying the G500H   Let’s face it, depending on where you live and why you fly, a lot of visual flight rules (VFR) flying is not always exactly “VFR.” We live on a planet with constantly…