CommercialAmerican to Use New ADS-B Solution on A321s American Airlines will equip its fleet of Airbus A321 aircraft with the ACSS SafeRoute ADS-B in suite of software applications. ACSS, an L3 and Thales joint venture, will also support traffic collision…
CommercialElectric Air Taxi by Embraer? First Concept Unveiled at Uber Elevate Embraer subsidiary Embraer X unveiled its first electrical Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft concept at Uber Elevate in Los Angeles. "We have excelled in our near-50-year journey by introducing innovations into…
RegulationTSA Wants to Take Airport Security Into the Future As the U.S. Transportation Security Administration prepares to further test next-generation technology at airport security checkpoints, the agency wants to align the procurement of new carry-on baggage scanners and the related automated…
RegulationDOT Selects 10 Participants for Nationwide Drone Integration Pilot Program U.S. Transportation Department Secretary Elaine Chao announced the 10 awardees of the UAS Integration Pilot Program. The program, which was announced by President Trump last year, will see the FAA working with…
ATM ModernizationHarris Gets $141M to Modernize India’s ATM Infrastructure Harris Corporation has been selected to modernize India’s air traffic management communications infrastructure, supporting an aviation market which is expected to double in size over the next 10 years. The contract was…
Embedded AvionicsGarmin Works Weather Information Into Pilot App for Apple Garmin has updated its Garmin Pilot app for Apple devices. Update 9.3 includes a number of enhancements, focusing on weather and airspace alerting. Following is a list of updates: When viewing the…
MilitaryRemote Vision System Update Stands Between Boeing and KC-46A Completion Boeing has finished 95% of the testing it must conduct on its new KC-46A Pegasus tanker before it can start delivering the refueling jet to the U.S. Air Force. In those tests, the…
MilitaryDOD Demands Authority to Destroy Drones in Restricted Airspace Privately owned drones routinely violate restricted airspace over military bases, ships and airfields. The Pentagon wants more authority to shoot them down, Defense Secretary James Mattis told lawmakers Wednesday. The military can disrupt or…