ATM ModernizationUber Eyes Regulation Changes to Facilitate Air Taxi Plans A considerable decrease to the current FAA-controlled airspace separation requirements is a built-in assumption in Uber Elevate’s business model as the company scales up, according to Tom Prevot, Uber’s director of airspace…
ATM ModernizationCan Automation Enable a Time-Based US Air Traffic System? The FAA’s goal of moving to a time-based air traffic system is challenged by the unpredictability of severe weather and the ability of air traffic controllers to introduce more automation into the…
CommercialUTC Given New Requirements to Complete Rockwell Collins Acquisition United Technologies Corp. will be required to divest Rockwell Collins’ pneumatic ice protection systems and trimmable horizontal stabilizer actuators (THSAs) businesses to complete its $30 billion acquisition of the avionics maker. The…
CommercialBuzzer-Beating Bill: FAA Set to Get Funding Before Shut-Down with Congress Reauthorization Vote The U.S. Senate today voted 90-7 to end debate on the FAA reauthorization bill which would keep it funded for the next five years and prevent an agency shutdown next week. The…
MilitaryDEVELOPING: Marine Corps F-35 Crashes in South Carolina An F-35B crashed on Little Barnwell Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina on Friday. This is the first reported crash of an F-35. The Beaufort County Sheriff’s office released a statement noting…
CommercialFAA Re-Authorization Bill Passes House Ahead of October 1 Deadline A re-authorization bill for the FAA that will secure nearly $90 billion in funding over five years for the agency passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a margin of 398-to-23…
MilitaryWill ViSAR Revolutionize Close Air Support? Soldiers slogging it out on the ground will get a much-needed boost when Video Synthetic Aperture Radar (ViSAR) technology takes the field. The miniaturized extremely high-frequency band (EHF) sensor, developed by the…
MilitaryF-35 Costs Cut: Advanced Fighters For Less than $90M Lockheed Martin and the Defense Department have agreed on a new $11.5 billion contract that brings the price of an F-35A below $90 million for the first time. The new contract, which covers 141 F-35s and will go into…
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