Editor's NoteFederal Aviation Administration and City of Santa Monica reach settlement agreement The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the City of Santa Monica, California have reached a settlement agreement to resolve longstanding litigation over the future of Santa Monica Airport. The agreement requires the…
Business & GAAerospace Vacuum Brazing Specialist Achieves Rolls Royce Approval The Manchester (Bury) site of aerospace thermal processing specialists, Wallwork, has secured Rolls Royce approval of their recently opened vacuum brazing development laboratory and assembly area. -- The Manchester site of aerospace…
Business & GAPiper M600 Achieves Certification in Brazil The Piper M600 single-engine turboprop has achieved certification with the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) in Brazil. Piper first achieved FAA certification on the M600 in July 2016, after a 1,850 hour…
MilitaryUSAF Finishes VDTS/SBIS Upgrades on T-38Cs The U.S. Air Force has completed its $50 million video data transfer system (VDTS) and speed break indicator switch (SBIS) modification program on 446 Air Force and 10 U.S. Navy T-38C Talon…
MilitaryNew HUD Selected for Scorpion Flight Test Program Textron AirLand has selected a new head-up display (HUD) system, BAE Systems’ LiteHUD, to support the flight-testing program for its multi-mission Scorpion jet.
CommercialCarlisle ARINC 791 Satcom Approved for A320 The FAA has issued a supplemental type certificate (STC) for the Carlisle Interconnect Technologies (CarlisleIT) configurable ARINC 791-compliant installation on Airbus A320 aircraft with the choice of Ka, Ku or Ka/Ku Tri-Band…
CommercialBombardier Restructures Senior Management as Part of Turnaround Plan Nico Buchholz and Jim Vounassis have been assigned new roles at Bombardier, effective immediately, the company says. Buchholz is to become senior vice president of strategic initiatives, and Vounassis is to become…
CommercialBoeing CEO Sees Future Growth in Data Analytics, Aircraft ‘Services’ As the period for annual and quarterly earnings calls comes to an end, commercial aerospace CEOs see in the next five to 10 years a growing trend in providing customers with more…