CommercialRevenue Decrease in Q1 2017 Due to Delivery Timing, Boeing Says Boeing’s Q1 2017 financial report shows higher earnings and operating cash flow compared to Q2 2016. However, revenue decreased to $21 billion, which the company said reflects the timing of commercial and…
Business & GAL3 Receives TSO, AML-STC For Cathode Ray Tube Replacement L3’s new EFI-650 can now be offered as a retrofit option during maintenance of in-service aircraft, L3 said. The company has received technical standard order authorization and an approved model list supplemental…
MilitaryF-35 Logistics Upgrade Predicts What-If Scenarios Lockheed Martin F-35s are set to receive upgraded logistics systems, the manufacturer said. Its Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) has been approved for installation at U.S. Air Force and Navy F-35 sites.…
ATM ModernizationNew Flight Test Shows Potential of Space-Based ADS-B The FAA and Aireon completed a flight test using space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) technology in the New York and Washington flight information regions. The test collected ADS-B data to be used…
ConnectivityShenzhen Airlines to Evaluate Inmarsat’s SB-S Platform China’s Shenzhen Airlines said it anticipates significant growth in passenger demand. To prepare, it is considering Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband-Safety (SB-S), Inmarsat said. The airline plans to launch an in-flight evaluation of the next-generation…
ATM ModernizationEASA Takes Step Toward Airport Design Reform EASA sees technology making some airport design provisions outdated. To ease the process, EASA has launched a consultation for new certification specifications for airports, it said. “Modern aircraft have very precise guidance…
Business & GAEmbraer's Quality That Attracted Uber Partnership for Urban Air Mobility Uber is pursuing urban air transport in the form of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL). The rideshare company has formed multiple partnerships, including one with Embraer, it said at its Elevate Summit…
ATM Modernization5 Questions with AEA’s Paula Derks on ADS-B Equipage The FAA’s ADS-B deadline is not really 2020. On paper it may be, but the reality is that aircraft must be equipped by Dec. 31, 2019. Come Jan. 1, 2020, at 12:01…