CommercialHoneywell Licenses Lufthansa Technik for Airbus A350 Support Lufthansa Technik and Honeywell have taken their relationship to a new level. During the Dubai Air Show, occurring now and ending Thursday, it was announced that Lufthansa Technik can now support Airbus…
CommercialBoeing Says Middle East Could Demand 3,350 New Airplanes Over 20 Years In light of Dubai Airshow, occurring now and ending Thursday, Boeing has released its forecast for the new airplane market for airlines in the Middle East. Over the next two decades, Boeing…
ConnectivityEnd-to-End Cybersecurity in Aerospace: Are We There Yet? To what extent must hardware manufacturers, service providers and others across the satellite ecosystem collaborate to ensure secure cyberspace for their customers? During a panel titled, “How to Achieve End-to-End Protection?” at…
CommercialTransport Canada OKs Drone Operator to Fly Commercially Without Prior Notification Quebec-based land survey firm Arpentage Parleciel has become the first recipient of a compliant operator special flight operations certificate (SFOC) for its unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations. This means that the company…
ConnectivityJetBlue Preps for ViaSat's Next-Generation Platforms with Extended Partnership ViaSat Inc. is set to serve as the direct in-flight internet service provider for JetBlue. With an expanded partnership, ViaSat said the airline would be upgraded to its latest hardware and gain…
ATM ModernizationSweden is First Operational User of Eurocontrol's New Data Distribution System The Swedish Civil Aviation Administration, Luftfartsverket (LFV), is the first operational user of Eurocontrol’s Surveillance Data Distribution System (SDDS). As of Oct. 5, four airports’ air traffic services use the system: Landvetter…
CommercialAllegiant's Director of Engineering Talks 2020 Fleet Plans Allegiant Air is one of many U.S.-based commercial airlines that is in the process of equipping its fleet of aircraft to comply with the FAA's Jan. 1, 2020, ADS-B Out equipage mandate.…
CommercialFedEx Could Purchase 50 New Aircraft in Feeder Modernization Effort FedEx Express is ready to modernize its fleet of feeder aircraft. The company said it has completed a purchase agreement with ATR to purchase up to 50 aircraft. The agreement says that…