CommercialAurora Wins Another NASA Contract for Subsonic, Fuel-Efficient Airliner Aurora Flight Sciences has been contracted by NASA to evaluate a subsonic commercial aircraft concept, the company said. Called the Single-Aisle Turboelectric Aircraft with Aft Boundary Layer propulsion (STARC-ABL), the concept features conventional…
CommercialEmirates, Industry Partners Create Lab to Develop 'Next Era of Human Transportation' Emirates is teaming with other industry partners to build the “world’s first sector-wide Experimental Lab,” the airline said. The lab would be used to develop “the next era of human transportation” as…
Business & GAEngine Issues Might Lower Bombardier C Series Jet Deliveries Bombardier is reviewing its delivery plans of its C Series jet for the year after United Technologies said is resolving issues with its geared turbofan engines. Read more at Reuters.
CommercialMini Modules: New Packaging is Coming for Avionics An Airbus-lead avionics standards-making committee is developing a new concept designed to significantly reduce the size and expense of installing and upgrading aircraft electronics. The goal of SAE ITC’s ARINC Industry Activities…
RegulationEASA Publishes Means of Compliance Materials for Software Alongside FAA EASA’s new General Acceptable Means of Compliance for Airworthiness of Products, Parts and Appliance, AMC 20-115D, is now published. EASA said the material, “Airborne Software Development Assurance Using Eurocae ED-12 and RTCA…
ATM ModernizationEurocontrol MUAC Air Traffic Controllers Have a New Voice Communication System Eurocontrol has employed the use of a new voice communications system (N-VCS) at its Maastricht Upper Area Control Center (MUAC), Eurocontrol said. The system allows air traffic controllers to use a fully…
ConnectivityLATAM Airlines Chooses Gogo for 100 Aircraft LATAM Airlines Brazil wants Gogo 2Ku on its Airbus A320s, Gogo said. The operator has selected Gogo’s equipment for 100 aircraft. "2Ku delivers a ground-like internet experience, including the ability to stream…
MilitaryCan This Garmin Cockpit Defend Ballistic Missile Fields? For a while, Sikorsky and its HH-60U Black Hawk, and the Boeing/Leonardo team with its MH-139, have been at the forefront of the U.S. Air Force’s UH-1N replacement competition. But as the…