ATM ModernizationDubai Airport Deploys First Middle East Wind Tracer The Middle Eastern region's first aircraft turbulence tracing detection system has been deployed by Lockheed Martin in collaboration with airport systems integrator Bayanat Airports Engineering (BAES) at Dubai International Airport. …
CommercialRockwell Collins Wins Commercial Avionics Orders in Dubai During an aircraft-ordering spree on the first two days of the Dubai Airshow, Rockwell Collins announced several orders with state-run Middle East airlines for weather radar, satellite communications and navigation systems, among…
MilitaryItalian Air Force, Alenia Aermacchi to Develop Praetorian MC-27J The Italian Air Force has signed an agreement with aerospace manufacturer Alenia Aermacchi at the Dubai Airshow to develop a specialized version of the MC-27J tactical airlifter. MC-27J. Photo, courtesy…
CommercialNorthrop Tests Radar Jamming on the Bat Northrop Grumman completed the first ever demonstration of a Group III (small, tactical) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) equipped with radar jamming technology at the Naval Air Weapons Station in China Lake, Calif.,…
Business & GACongress Passes Small Airplane Revitalization Act Congress approved a bill that updates regulations on Part 23 aircraft components and technology Thursday, Nov. 14. Called the Small Airplane Act of 2013, H.R. 1848, will requires the FAA to implement…
CommercialAir Nostrium, StandardAero Sign APU Agreement Spanish regional carrier Air Nostrium has signed an agreement with Tempe, Ariz. based StandardAero to provide maintenance for its fleet of aircraft equipped with Honeywell GTCP36-150RJ auxiliary power units (APUs). Under the…
CommercialTransaero Expands In-flight Connectivity Russian carrier Transaero is expanding its in-flight connectivity service to more aircraft, announcing plans Thursday to make the service available on 30 aircraft by the beginning of 2014. Currently the airline…
CommercialBAE Systems Satcom for UAS Test Proves Successful British engineers have demonstrated the use of Ka-band satellite communications (Satcom) to transfer large amounts of data between unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), BAE Systems said Tuesday. [Taranis, a prototype unmanned…