MilitaryLockeed Martin Names New Skunk Works, F-35 Program Heads Jeff Babione will take over Lockheed Martin's Advanced Developments Program, also known as Skunk Works, in the wake of Rob Weiss' impending year-end retirement. Babione, currently EVP and general manager of Lockheed…
CommercialFirst Two Airbus A330neo Jets Roll Out for Launch Operator The first two Airbus A330neo aircraft have been rolled out at Airbus’ France headquarters, painted for service with launch operator TAP Air Portugal. The Portuguese airline has an order in place for…
MilitaryBoeing to Refresh Super Hornets for US Navy The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a contract worth up to $73 million to modernize the F/A-18 Super Hornet. The refresh is expected to add 50% to the fighter’s flight hours, from…
CommercialHow Uber, Bell Plan to Elevate the Aircraft Industry by 2023 It probably doesn’t make sense right now to hop in an aircraft to get from one side of a city to the other. Maybe tomorrow, it will. According to Bell’s EVP of…
Business & GAGarmin Aims to Ease Pilot Burden with GFC 600H Flight Control System Garmin has released an attitude-based flight control system that can function both on its own or in conjunction with G500H and G500H TXi displays and tools. The system, the GFC 600H, will…
CommercialHeli-One Sikorsky Upgraded to Universal Avionics Flight Deck Heli-One’s Sikorsky S-76B upgrade program is now complete. The program put in place a Universal Avionics, which said that testing is imminent for the aircraft. The upgraded cockpit includes three EFI-890H flight…
ConnectivityHoneywell Aspire 200 Gets Upgraded STC for Black Hawks More connectivity options are coming to Sikorsky UH-60 and S70 Black Hawk helicopters thanks to an upgrade to the supplemental type certificate (STC) for Honeywell’s Aspire 200 satcom system. Honeywell said the…
ConnectivityAirbus, Delta Seek Partners for Seamless Air Alliance Together with Sprint, OneWeb and Barti Airtel, Airbus and Delta have formed a coalition of companies aimed at driving down the price and up the availability of in-flight connectivity. Dubbed Seamless Air…