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…
ATM ModernizationNorthrop Grumman in Greece ATM Contract Northrop Grumman's Europe-based air traffic management subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, is providing its Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS) for Greece's Thessaloniki International Airport. Under the contract awarded…
Business & GATurbine, Traditional After years on the drawing board, the Robinson Helicopter Co. (RHC) R66 Turbine in October 2010 was granted FAA certification. The latest in Robinson’s phenomenally successful line of single-engine helicopters, it is…
ATM ModernizationIssues in ATM Demand for air travel is returning, and passenger traffic is expected to double in the coming decades. In the United States, Europe and elsewhere, a fundamental shift is taking place in air-traffic…