CommercialAir France KLM is Evaluating MRO Potential for Blockchain Air France KLM’s engineering and maintenance division is evaluating the potential for blockchain to become its new digital ledger for managing replacement parts on in-service airplanes. During a recent webinar, the airline’s…
Curated ContentCambodia to Get New Airport in Siem Reap Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said construction of a new airport and overhaul of other existing airports may be in the nation's future. It reached an agreement with China's Yunnan Investment Holding…
MilitaryUS Navy Awards $9M for Cybersecurity R&D Under Prototype Program GrammaTech Inc. has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Office of Naval Research for cybersecurity, the company said. For three years and $9 million, GrammaTech is set to research and develop…
ATM ModernizationNATS Completes Human Machine Interface Design for SESAR NATS has completed designing a new human machine interface (HMI) for air traffic controllers, working toward Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) deployment, NATS said. The interface could help implement new airspace…
CommercialSatcom Direct FANS Data Link Unit Receives Another FAA TSO Certification Satcom Direct’s FANS-1/A Data Link Unit (DLU) has received FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO)-C159c for Future Air Navigation System (FANS) over Iridium flight deck data communications. The company said this DLU is…
ConnectivityServices by Airbus VP Sees 50% of Fleet Connected by 2020 Half of the total in-service Airbus commercial airplanes are projected to feature in-flight connectivity by 2020, according to Xavier Bertran, vice president of upgrade solutions for the manufacturer's Services by Airbus business…
ATM ModernizationEurocontrol Says SESAR 'Generally' Making Progress at ECAC Level The European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) has been making progress, Eurocontrol said. The organization cited the 2016 European ATM Master Plan Level 3 Implementation Report, saying it “paints a generally positive picture…
RegulationEASA, FAA Sign Reach Milestone in Validation Improvement Road Map EASA and the FAA have signed Revision 6 to the Technical Implementation Procedures for airworthiness and environmental certification, EASA said. It was signed Sept. 22 during the Certification Management Meeting held in…