CommercialAtlas Air to Use AMT's Flightman EFB Software Atlas Air, a cargo airline based in Purchase, N.Y., signed a contract with Aircraft Management Technologies (AMT) to use AMT's Flightman software for Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) applications. Atlas Air, a participant in FAA's Capstone…
CommercialEra MSS ADS-B System Operational in Dublin Era a.s., of Fairfax, Va., said its MSS ADS-B and multilateration surveillance systems for the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has been successfully installed at the Dublin Airport and is now in full operational use. The system uses…
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…
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…
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…
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…