MilitaryRockwell Collins to Provide US Navy Another E-2D Trainer The U.S. Navy has tapped Rockwell Collins for the Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye tactics trainer. This is the fourth E-2D trainer the company has provided. In support of the E-2D Hawkeye…
ConnectivitySatcom Direct is the First Reseller for ViaSat’s Ka-band IFC Service ViaSat has expanded its current relationship with authorized value-added reseller Satcom Direct to offer ViaSat’s full suite of in-flight connectivity (IFC) systems and services to large and mid-cabin business jets. The new…
ConnectivityAirbus, Facebook Partner on HAPS Connectivity Facebook has announced a partnership with Airbus to expand ongoing development of its Aquila drone program, which the Silicon Valley-based company calls its “high altitude platform station (HAPS) broadband connectivity system.” The…
Business & GARetrofit Avionics Sales Growing in Business, General Aviation The first nine months of 2017 produced a total of $1.73 billion in global business and general aviation avionics sales, according to a new report. Sales figures noted in the third quarter…
CommercialEASA, FAA Issue Type Certification for Airbus A350-1000 Airbus has received type certification for the A350-1000 from EASA and the FAA, the French OEM said Tuesday. Type certification for the A350-1000 comes less than one year after its first flight.…
RegulationFAA Seeks Comments on Drone Airworthiness Criteria The FAA said FlightScan Corp. wants to certificate the Camcopter S-100, a helicopter-shaped unmanned aircraft system originally from Schiebel. The agency is now looking for public comments on proposed airworthiness criteria for…
MilitaryRussia’s A-100 Takes First Flight Russia’s A-100 has taken its first flight. Announced Saturday by the Russian Ministry of Defense, the flight took place at the Taganrog Aviation Scientific and Technical Complex. “All aircraft systems — the…
Curated ContentA Cessna and Helicopter Collide in UK During Training A Cessna 152 collided with a helicopter during training flights Friday over Buckinghamshire, U.K. Four people were killed. Read more at The Independent.