CommercialUnited to Equip Boeing 737 MAX Fleet With Honeywell Avionics Visual and audio alerts about unstable approaches, a connected weather radar and more advanced avionics will be part of a fleet of more than 150 new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft coming to…
MilitaryUS Navy Names Jacksonville Primary Source for T-6 Trainer Repair The T-6 Texan II, notable for being the first aircraft most U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps pilots learn to fly, will have a new primary repair location in the Florida-based Fleet…
ConnectivityConnectivity Coming to HNA A330s and A350s Courtesy of Thales HNA Group has engaged Thales Group to outfit 59 of its wide-body A330 and A350 XWB aircraft with the latter’s AVANT in-flight entertainment and Ka-band connectivity. While Haikou, China-based HNA Group already…
ATM ModernizationSpace-Based ADS-B Undergoes Successful Testing The FAA, NAV CANADA and Aireon completed two successful flight tests of the company’s satellite-based ADS-B system in December with a reported receipt of more than 100,000 messages. The FAA’s testing took…
CommercialStandardAero wins Contract to Service RB211-53534 Engines for Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce has selected StandardAero to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for its RB211-535E4 engines, which power Boeing 757s and are expected to stay in commercial service until 2040. StandardAero will…
CommercialEmirates Airlines’ $16 Billion Order Keeps Airbus Making A380s Emirates Airlines has agreed to purchase 20 Airbus A380s with an option for 16 more in a deal that could total up to $16 billion, the companies said. Lagging sales of the…
CommercialBoeing and Adient Team Up to Tackle Seating with New Company Adient Aerospace, a new joint venture between Boeing and car seat manufacturer Adient, will develop and manufacture aircraft seats for both Boeing and other commercial manufacturers. The new company is wholly owned…
MilitaryDrones Downed by Orbital's Armaments Orbital ATK displayed the ability of its XM914 30mm Bushmaster Chain Gun to destroy unmanned drones at the Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment demonstration event. Orbital ATK provides a modular anti-unmanned aerial vehicle…