MilitaryKilo Cockpit The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) considers the Marine Corps CH-53K Heavy Lift Replacement helicopter a derivative of the hard-flown CH-53E in operation today. In fact, new avionics, engines, transmission, structures, rotor…
Editor's NoteEra Of Airborne RFID Begins Anticipated for the past several years, the application of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags for component tracking on commercial aircraft is upon us, at least for tags that are "passive," or without…
Business & GASTC Granted For Eclipse Integrated FMS Eclipse Aerospace, Inc., March 30 said FAA has issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Avio Integrated Flight Management System (IFMS) of the Eclipse twin-engine light jet. The IFMS system was…
CommercialGoodrich Completes 787 Brake Test Goodrich said its electric brake system for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner has completed all required dedicated flight test conditions. To date, the majority of announced 787 customers have selected the Goodrich electric brake…
ATM ModernizationFAA, EU Sign NextGen Research Agreement FAA and the European Union formally signed an agreement Thursday to work together on research related to air traffic service to aircraft flying between the United States and Europe. The agreement, signed…
ConnectivityEMS Awarded RC-12 Satcom Contract EMS Defense & Space (D&S), a division of EMS Technologies, received a contract from SAIC to provide an X-band SATCOM antenna system for the RC-12, the U.S. military version of the Super…
CommercialGestair Cargo to Use Lufthansa Nav Charts The Spanish cargo airline Gestair Cargo has selected Lido/RouteManual navigation charts from Lufthansa Systems, the companies announced Thursday. The charts, which are generated from the Lido navigation database, include true-to-scale geographic information such…
MilitaryBAE to Supply V-22 Weapons System Photo courtesy NAVAIR BAE Systems will provide the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) a defensive weapon system for NAVAIR’s V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, under a $14 million contract awarded Tuesday. The system is…