Commercial787 Dreamliner Makes First Flight Boeing's long-awaited 787 Dreamliner took to the skies for the first time on Tuesday, more than two years behind its original schedule. More than 12,000 Boeing employees and spectators witnessed the three-hour first…
Business & GAEVS, HUD Approved for Challenger 605 Bombardier's Enhanced Vision System (EVS) and Head-up Display (HUD) for the Challenger 605 jet received FAA certification, the airframer announced last week. “This certification is great news for Challenger 605 aircraft operators in North…
CommercialRockwell Collins HGS Capable of Cat I Landing The Head-Up Guidance System (HGS) from Rockwell Collins will be capable of conducting reduced Category I (Cat I) landing minima as authorized by FAA's Flight Technology and Procedures Division, AFS-400, Washington, DC. The CAT…
Commercial787 Readies for First Flight Boeing said it has completed the last testing planned before the long-awaited first flight of the 787 Dreamliner, which is expected sometime this month. The airframer completed high-speed taxi tests on the first…
CommercialVolaris to Use Honeywell's LED Technology Mexico's Volaris Airlines selected Honeywell’s LED product to upgrade its Airbus A320 navigation wingtip lighting. Honeywell said the product is a drop-in replacement for existing lighting, it does not require any aircraft modification, and it…
MilitaryAirbus A400M Takes Maiden Flight The Airbus A400M, which has suffered from significant delays and major cost-overruns, took its maiden flight Friday in Seville, Spain. The aircraft, with a take-off weight of 127 tons, is equipped with…
Business & GAGulfstream's G250 Hits the Skies Gulfstream's large range, mid-size G250 completed its first flight in Israel on Friday. The flight, which lasted 3 hours and 21 minutes, tested the aircraft's flight-handling qualities and characteristics, and pilots performed…
Business & GASkytrac's Satcom Equipment STC'ed for DHC-6 SkyTrac Systems, of Kelowna, British Columbia, received a supplemental type certification (STC) for ts automated flight following and satellite communications equipment on the de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter airframe. The DHC-6 is…