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…
CommercialNASA Readies DC-8 Flying Lab for Second 'ATom' Flight NASA's Douglas DC-8 is set to carry more than 20 scientific instruments around the world, NASA says.
Editor's NoteAireon Receives First Space-based ADS-B Messages In a series of tweets posted on Friday Jan. 27, 2017, Aireon reportedly has received its first Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) messages from space. The company, which is a partnership between…
Business & GAEASA Inaugurates Rotorcraft Sectorial Committee EASA's Rotorcraft Sectorial Committee kicked off with a meeting spanning Jan. 24 though Jan. 25, EASA says. The group aims to provide inputs into the EASA Safety Risk Management Process.