ATM ModernizationEASA Certifies Astronautics Nexis FIS to Enable NextGen, PED Operations The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has awarded a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to Astronautics Corporation of America’s Nexis Flight-Intelligence System (FIS) for Airbus A318, A319, A320 and A321 aircraft
ATM ModernizationAirbus Forecasts Russia, CIS Air Traffic to Double in Two Decades According to the latest Airbus Global Market Forecast (GMF), the Russia and surrounding Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) air passenger market will more than double in the next 20 years
CommercialDelta Launches Flight Attendant App to Up Passenger Personalization Delta Air Lines has launched a new handheld tablet application for flight attendants, which aims to provide key information on passengers on board a flight and enable a deeper level of personalization
MilitaryUS Air Force Selects Raytheon as Prime Training Systems Contractor The U.S. Air Force has named Raytheon Company as one of the prime contractors on the Training Systems Acquisition III (TSA III) contract
ATM ModernizationFAA to Publish National TBFM Policy in December [Avionics Today 08-26-2015] The FAA is targeting a December 2015 publication date for a national Time Based Flow Management (TBFM) policy to support the expansion of Performance Based Navigation (PBN) flight operations…
CommercialBoeing Projects Skyrocketing Demand in China Despite Market Volatility Boeing has released its annual China Current Market Outlook (CMO), projecting a demand in the country for 6,330 new airplanes over the next 20 years with an estimated total value of $950…
CommercialNorthrop Grumman, US Navy Demonstrate MQ-8C UAS Endurance Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy successfully demonstrated endurance capabilities with the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter...
Business & GAXTI Looks to Crowd Source Capital for Commercial VTOL Aircraft The XTI Aircraft Company is looking to crowdfunding as a major form of equity to develop and launch its TriFan 600 aircraft — a six-seat fixed-wing airplane designed to fly as fast,…