Regulation30 ADS-B Questions You Should Know How to Answer As the business and general aviation industry gathers in Las Vegas for the annual NBAA business aviation conference and exhibition the week of Oct. 9, the FAA estimates that there are still…
ATM ModernizationNATS Simulations Show Room for Improvement in Runway Throughput NATS hosted a series of simulations as part of the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) 2020 program, NATS said. These simulations, NATS said, have shown that airport operations at some of…
CommercialGerman Hobby Drone Pilots Must be Licensed New unmanned aircraft system rules are now effective in Germany as of Oct. 1. The nation's air traffic control agency, DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung, say drones now must be marked with their specific…
Business & GAStellar Labs Holds Series A Round for Rockwell Collins Collaboration Stellar Labs has raised $26.3 million in Series A equity financing, the company said. The Silicon Valley-based tech firm had previously received funding from Rockwell Collins and other equity rounds. Stellar Labs…
Embedded AvionicsAirbus to Flight Test Onboard Visual Flight Aid Next Week, Could be used for Urban Mobility Airbus Helicopters plans next week to flight test an experimental onboard image processing management system intended to support automatic helicopter approaches and landings in degraded visual conditions and sense-and-avoid capabilities for unmanned…
MilitaryT-50A Flies 100th Flight Lockheed Martin’s T-50A flew its 100th sortie at its Greenville, South Carolina, facility, the manufacturer said. Operations began at the site November 2016. The T-50A is the company’s offering in the U.S.…
CommercialEASA OKs Aeroconseil LPV for ATR Aircraft Akka Technologies’ Aeroconseil has received an EASA supplemental type certificate for ATR-42/72 aircraft, the company said. Its localizer performance with vertical guidance (LPV) system can now be installed on board the aircraft.…
MilitaryBoeing to Acquire Aurora Flight Sciences Nov. 8 update: Boeing has completed the acquisition of Aurora Flight Sciences Corp. It retains an independent operating model. Matthew G. Hutchison is Aurora's COO. Former COO Mark C. Cherry was named head…