Business & GA10 Things to Watch in 2018 Cockpit avionics are already providing communications, navigation and surveillance in ways the earliest aviators could never have imagined. How are avionics original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) making
ConnectivityAirborne Wireless Network Adds GE Aviation to Team Airborne Wireless Network (AWN) announced it has entered into a support agreement with GE Aviation, anticipating that the relationship should significantly accelerate the development of its hybrid radio and free-optics communications system…
MilitaryEmbraer KC-390 Reaches Initial Operational Capability Embraer has attained initial operational capability (IOC) with its KC-390. As part of the IOC, the manufacturer received a provisional type certificate from the Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) for its…
Business & GAWATCH: 'World's Largest Aircraft' Completes First Low-Speed Taxi Test What Stratolaunch Systems Corp. (SSC) claims is the “world’s largest aircraft” has completed its first low-speed taxi test. Scaled Composites, a Northrop Grumman subsidiary, is constructing and testing the Stratolaunch aircraft within…
MilitaryBoeing Thinks it Can Win the US Navy's MQ-25 Tender With This Drone The U.S. Navy is looking for an aircraft to refuel its aircraft-carrier-based fighters. Boeing said it believes it can develop the perfect unmanned aircraft system for the job. “Boeing has been delivering…
Commercial10 Significant Aviation Investments, Mergers, Acquisitions in 2017 Last year in 2016, Global Eagle Entertainment completed a $550 million acquisition of Emerging Markets Communications, Rockwell Collins announced intent to acquire B/E Aerospace for $6.4 billion and Alaska Air Group announced…
Business & GATextron Aviation Gets STC for Gogo Connectivity on Citation X Textron Aviation Inc. can now put Gogo’s AVANCE L5 connectivity system upgrade on its Cessna Citation X. Textron Aviation said it received a supplemental type certificate. “Increased Wi-Fi connectivity continues to be…
RegulationBoeing: Bombardier C Series Conduct Has Caused 'Severe Harm' Are aspects of the Airbus-Bombardier C Series partnership illegal? Boeing thinks so. The manufacturer petitioned for a lawsuit against Bombardier, leading the U.S. Commerce Department’s International Trade Commission (ITC) to make a…