CommercialBoeing, NASA to Test NextGen Synthetic Vision in 787 Sims Between 2001 and 2010, loss of control in flight was the leading cause of aviation fatalities, according to industry research. Of the 18 fatal commercial plane crashes in that decade, 17 involved…
Business & GANATS to Launch Pre-Notification Tool New Year’s Day On the first day of 2018, NATS plans to launch an online pre-notification tool for all general aviation (GA) flights wishing to transit Class D controlled airspace within the London area. NATS…
ATM ModernizationPower Outage at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Disrupts Operations for 24 Hours A massive power outage at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport disrupted operations Sunday, starting at about 1 p.m. local time. As a result, Delta alone had to handle 1,400 cancellations. Power had been…
Business & GALockheed Martin Becomes Newest Partner for Aerion’s Supersonic BizJet Lockheed Martin and Aerion are exploring the possibility of teaming to make a supersonic business jet, Lockheed Martin said. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding Friday to define a formal…
ConnectivityKymeta Eyes Aviation Market for Connectivity Products, But Not for Any Time Soon Kymeta could be years away from bringing its products to the aviation market, although it made big strides developing relationships with train and bus operators in 2017. Steve Sybeldon, the company’s VP…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Completes Development of Situation Awareness System, Gets $124M Contract The U.S. Army and U.S. Navy aircrews are set to receive new situational awareness solutions from Northrop Grumman. The company said Thursday it has received a contract award for production of AN/APR-39D(V)2…
ATM ModernizationEurocontrol Network Manager Now Monitoring Datalink Performance The Network Manager is now responsible for monitoring datalink performance in Europe’s air traffic management (ATM) network, Eurocontrol said. This builds on the recommendations from the Single European Sky ATM Research (SEAR)…
CommercialAirbus Readies Succession Plan as Top Executives Exit Company Airbus has a succession plan as top executives make their way out of the organization. CEO Tom Enders will not seek further mandate beyond April 2019, the French original equipment manufacturer said…