CommercialBattery-Powered Headphones Catch Fire on Australian Flight The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating an incident that occurred on an unnamed airline flight between Melbourne and Beijing where a female passenger’s battery powered headphones caught on fire mid-flight.…
Business & GAAEA 2017: New Avionics Unveiled More than 30 different companies ranging from avionics original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to in-flight connectivity (IFC) providers used the opening ceremony of the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) 2017 annual convention to launch…
Business & GAFAA ADS-B Rebate Program Ends in September The FAA wants to ensure that all impacted stakeholders know that their $500 Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast Out (ADS-B Out) rebate program expires in September. During a panel discussion on the latest status…
Business & GA20 Innovative Technologies From Heli-Expo 2017 The Helicopter Association International (HAI) 2017 Heli Expo conference was held in Dallas, Texas last week. According to HAI, the event featured 17,778 attendees, with a new record for 322,800 net square…
CommercialGE Aviation Delivers FMS Update 13 for 737 MAX GE Aviation has delivered the new flight management software Update 13 (U13) for the Boeing 737 MAX, GE Aviation says. The software is to be standard fit for all Boeing 737 MAX…
ATM ModernizationGlobal Interoperability Focus of World ATM Conference Session SESAR’s “Towards global interoperability” session during the World ATM Conference in Spain discussed joint efforts in Single European Sky (SES), ATM Masterplan and developments in the U.S. and International Civil Aviation Org. (ICAO).…
Commercial737 Max 8 Achieves FAA Certification The FAA has certificated the Boeing 737 Max 8 for commercial service, Boeing says. It is now in the final stages of preparing the first of the model for delivery. "This certification is…
CommercialRockwell Collins Shareowners Green-light B/E Aerospace Merger Rockwell Collins, Inc. shareowners strongly approve the issuance of company common stock needed to complete its acquisition of B/E Aerospace, Rockwell Collins says. This merger would reportedly cost some $6.4 billion in…