ATM ModernizationFAA Announces ADS-B Final Rule FAA on Thursday released the long-awaited Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out final rule, outlining avionics equipage performance requirements by 2020. FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood briefed the media in a morning teleconference, touting…
Business & GAJeppesen Unveils Flight Planning Capability Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen, based in Englewood, Colo., introduced Flight Tracking, a flight planning capability that allows operators to view aircraft position reports within the JetPlan.com and JetPlanner applications. Flight Tracking is a part of…
MilitaryBoeing Tests ScanEagle Compressed Carriage Boeing said Wednesday it successfully flew its ScanEagle Compressed Carriage (SECC) unmanned airborne system (UAS) at a testing facility in eastern Oregon on May 12. The 75-minute flight evaluated the aircraft's airworthiness…
MilitarySaab to Develop Avionics for Swedish Gripen Sweden's Saab has received a two-year order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to develop an avionics system for the Swedish Armed Forces' Gripen aircraft. The order means that work will…
MilitaryAeroVironment UAS Completes Ground Tests AeroVironment (AV), based in Monrovia, Calif., announced Tuesday that the first aircraft developed under the Global Observer Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) program completed ground tests in preparation for flight testing. The joint…
MilitaryKontron Acquires AP Labs Group Germany-based Kontron AG, through its U.S. subsidiary, acquired AP Labs Group, of San Diego, the companies announced Friday. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Kontron said the acquisition is designed to…
MilitaryBoeing to Flight Test X-51A UAV The Boeing X-51A WaveRider unmanned aerial vehicle will make its first hypersonic flight test attempt from Edwards Air Force Base on Tuesday, the airframer announced last week. The UAV, which will be…
CommercialEra Systems Operational in Germany Airport surveillance equipment from Era a.s., of Fairfax, Va., is operational for Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (DFS) at Munich and Hamburg airports, the company announced Thursday. The systems use strategically placed MSS sensors…