ATM ModernizationFAA Looks to Finish Consolidating NOTAMs on One System The Federal Aviation is looking to modernize its Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs), including finishing the consolidation of the legacy United States NOTAM System (USNS) and the newer Federal NOTAM System (FNS), an…
ATM ModernizationNokia, Sirti to Deploy ENET-2 Upgrade for Italy’s Air Traffic Network ENAV, the air navigation service provider (ANSP) for Italy’s air traffic control (ATC) system has established a new partnership where telecommunications company Nokia and cloud data networking provider Sirti will install internet…
CommercialHoneywell Forge Can Lead to Significant Savings for Airlines, Company Says Launched in June, the Honeywell Forge data analytics tool allows airlines to save up to $200,000 per aircraft per year in fuel costs and up to $40,000 per aircraft per year in…
MilitaryF-35 JPO: ALIS Fix Targeted for September 2020 The Defense Department and Lockheed Martin expect to field a modernized, upgraded version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s Automated Logistics Information System (ALIS) by next fall, service and industry officials told…
ConnectivityThuraya Ramps Up ISR Aircraft Connectivity Plans After Successful Demo Thuraya’s ambitions in the aero sector have been boosted thanks to a successful demonstration Nov. 13. In partnership with SCOTTY, a developer of beyond line-of-sight (BLOS) satellite communication solutions based in…
Business & GASale of 5 KC-390s for Portugal to Bring $1 Billion in Sales, Embraer Says The sale of five Embraer KC-390s to Portugal is to bring Embraer about $1 billion in revenue, the company said in a 2019 third quarter earnings call on Nov. 12. "This contract…
ATM ModernizationDelayed Delivery of En-route CPDLC Messages Fixed, FAA Says The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said this week that it has fixed a lateness in the delivery of en-route use of controller-to-pilot data link communications (en-route CPDLC) messages–a tardiness that occurred twice…
Air TaxiEvergy Inspects 150 Miles of Power Lines with True BVLOS Drone Flights The Kansas Department of Transportation, working with Iris Automation and Evergy Power, successfully completed the first beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operation using only onboard detect-and-avoid systems. This marks the first FAA-authorized…