ATM ModernizationFAA, NATCA Reach Labor Agreement FAA and its largest union, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), on Thursday reached a labor agreement, following what the agency described as a "challenging" mediation process. FAA said the joint decision to…
MilitaryHawker Beechcraft Wins Air Force Pact Hawker Beechcraft Corp., based in Wichita, Kan. was awarded a $170.4 million contract from the U.S. Air Force. Under terms of the contract, the company will provide seven T-6A, Texan II training…
Business & GAWest Star Completes Aircell Install West Star Aviation’s East Alton, Ill., facility completed the installation of an in-flight Web system from Aircell, Broomfield, Colo., on the Cessna Citation 650 and the Dassault Falcon 50 aircraft. The Aircell High…
CommercialCAE CEO to Retire CAE, based in Montreal, announced Wednesday that its president and CEO, Robert E. Brown, will retire in September. Marc Parent, CAE's executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO), will succeed Brown.…
MilitaryBoeing, Schiebel Industries Partner on UAV Deal Boeing on Tuesday signed a teaming agreement with Schiebel Industries AG of Austria to pursue marketing and support opportunities for Schiebel's S-100 Camcopter unmanned aerial vehicle. "This teaming agreement allows us to…
ATM ModernizationGE Aviation, FAA Enter UAS Research Pact GE Aviation and FAA this week signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRDA) to assess the integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the National Airspace Systems (NAS), and adapting trajectory-based operations…
CommercialThree Twenty Holdings Selects Rockwell Collins Three Twenty Holdings, Ltd., based in Bermuda, selected a suite of Rockwell Collins avionics for 25 new A320s. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in September and last through 2015. The avionics selected includes…
ATM ModernizationAgenda Set For NowGenNEXT Conference Led by Administrator J. Randolph “Randy” Babbitt, FAA executives involved in NextGen planning and leaders of the RTCA NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force have confirmed as speakers at the NowGen NEXT conference…