RegulationEASA, FAA Further Reduce Certification Duplication An updated safety agreement between the FAA and EASA is the latest effort by the world’s two largest aviation certification regulators to reduce unnecessary duplication of each other’s certification of aircraft products.…
ConnectivityFortune Sees Gogo Among Companies 'Best Positioned for Strong Future Growth' Gogo has made Fortune’s “Future 50” list of companies “best positioned for strong future growth,” Gogo said. Split up into two categories — 25 “leaders” and 25 “challengers” — Gogo is listed…
Business & GAADS-B Manufacturer Ceases Operations After FAA Says GPS Module Does Not Comply ADS-B manufacturer Navworx has ceased operations, as it is can no longer sell its product. A message on the company's website said that its ADS600-B Gen 2.0 uses a GPS module from…
CommercialAirbus Flies First A330neo Development Aircraft The first of three A330neo family development aircraft has taken flight, the manufacturer said. MSN1795, an A330-900 variant, flew for 4 hours 13 minutes before landing at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in France. It…
ATM ModernizationUK Airports Transition to NATS Electronic Flight Strips The Belfast International airport and the Belfast City airport in Northern Ireland have been transitioned from paper to electronic flight strips, NATS said. NATS completed the transition earlier this year. According to…
CommercialBoeing Venture Arm Invests in Pursuit of Urban Air Taxi Market Penetration Boeing HorizonX has invested in a company specializing in autonomous flight. Pennsylvania-based Near Earth Autonomy, with the new Boeing investment, plans to partner with the manufacturer to explore future products and applications…
MilitaryHarris Gets $133M For US, Australian F/A-18 Jammers Harris Corp. has received a $133 million contract to support U.S. Navy and Australian Boeing F/A-18 Hornets and Super Hornets. The company is to supply electronic jammers to protect that aircraft from…
RegulationCanada's Safety Board Probes Drone-Airplane Collision The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating the collision of an unmanned aircraft system and Beechcraft King Air A100. Marc Garneau, Canada’s minister of transport, called it a "first" for the…
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