CommercialKenya Can Now Establish Service to US with FAA Category 1 Rating Kenya has been granted a Category 1 rating under the FAA’s International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program, the FAA says. The country complies with international safety standards, and Kenya’s civil aviation authority…
CommercialUPS Has Big Plans for Commercial Drones UPS has been researching the use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for civil applications for more than a decade. Now, the air cargo carrier is turning that research into reality. While interested…
CommercialAir China to Start 5 New International Routes Air China aims to expand its international presence in 2017 and is doing so, in part, by starting five new international routes, the company says. This includes Beijing to Zurich, Beijing to…
ATM ModernizationAireon's ADS-B ‘Firsts’ from Satellite Payload Includes Aircraft Detection A milestone has been reached in the effort for 100% global air traffic surveillance, Aireon says. It has formally received control from Iridium Communications Inc. from the first ADS-B payload hosted on…
CommercialNASA Software Catalog 3rd Edition Now Publicly Available NASA’s 2017-2018 software catalog is now available for the public. This portfolio of products comes free of charge, without royalty or copyright fees. It is available both in print and online. And,…
ConnectivityJeff Bezos to Keynote SATELLITE 2017 Conference The organizers of SATELLITE 2017 confirmed today that Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin and founder and CEO of Amazon, will deliver a keynote address to attendees during the Tuesday morning keynote…
ATM ModernizationFAA Ready to Review US Air Traffic Modernization Amid ongoing consideration by U.S. lawmakers for separating the FAA’s role as the U.S. air navigation service provider (ANSP) from being the nation’s aviation safety regulator, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta is…
MilitaryUS Navy Fleet Readiness Center 3D-Prints Its First Aircraft Component If an original equipment manufacturer is out of a part that is needed in a maintenance, repair and overhaul task, 3D printing could be a solution. At least that’s what Fleet Readiness Center…