About four months into its most important modernization program for the testing of aircraft avionics, automatic test equipment (ATE) engineers at the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) are excited about how…
Optical Network Interconnections French aerospace connector manufacturer Souriau and Protokraft, of Kingsport, Tenn., have developed optical network interconnections using Souriau’s ELIO optical interfaces. Protokraft introduced the Sabre Series of high-speed optoelectronic solutions…
Michael P. Huerta was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as FAA deputy administrator on June 23. He was nominated to the position by President Obama last December, but the appointment was blocked…
AeroVironment (AV), of Monrovia, Calif., received a $35.3 million contract delivery order for digital Puma All Environment (AE) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), spares and training services. The equipment and services were procured under…
Kansas State University's avionics program has been accredited by the National Center for Aerospace and Transportation Technologies, the university announced Wednesday. The accreditation means the program, offered at K-State Salina, meets or exceeds…
It didn’t bode well that I arrived at London’s Heathrow Airport simultaneously with several other flights from who knows where. Because of that unfortunate coincidence, I had more than an hour to…
CAE was awarded a $10 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to upgrade two C-5 Galaxy weapon systems trainers (WST). The contract includes options to upgrade additional C-5 WSTs as well…
An American Airlines flight on Aug. 26 became the first-ever U.S. flight to use a publicly available, commercial designed Required Navigation Performance approach, according to GE Aviation and its Naverus subsidiary. American Airlines 737 NG…