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…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Awarded UAV Demo Contract Northrop Grumman was awarded a contract to conduct a maritime airborne sensor demonstration using a company owned MQ-8B Fire Scout tactical Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS) by ABS Group, a Systems Engineering…
MilitaryBoeing Renames Training Organization Boeing changed the name of its training organization, Alteon, to Boeing Training & Flight Services. Boeing said the new name reflects the organization's expanded capabilities for providing flight, maintenance, cabin safety and…
MilitaryGlobal Hawk Hits Milestone Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in July reached 25,000 combat hours during an operational sortie from a deployed location. "This is a significant program achievement, accounting for more…