CommercialInsitu Ready for Production of RQ-21A UAS Insitu is ready to enter the Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) stage with its RQ-21A unmanned aircraft system (UAS), after reaching Milestone C under its Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS) contract…
ATM ModernizationPilatus Launches New PC-24 Light Jet at EBACE Swiss airframe manufacturer Pilatus on Tuesday launched its latest flagship aircraft, the PC-24 twin-engine business jet, at the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland. (PC-24 Light…
CommercialUS Navy's Triton UAS Completes First Flight The U.S. Navy on Wednesday continued its preparation to integrate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into its future operations, completing the first test flight of its newest Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconaissance (ISR) aircraft,…
ATM ModernizationLawmakers Receive FAA's NextGen, Reform Act Update FAA Administrator Michael Huerta told a Congressional panel on Thursday that the agency is poised to meet 80 percent of the deliverables required on the 2012 FAA Modernization and Reform Act. …
CommercialNOAA Conducts First Ship-Based Unmanned Aircraft Mission The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducted its first ship-based unmanned aircraft system (UAS) mission with AeroVironment's Puma UAS. (A Puma Unmanned Aircraft is launched off NOAA ship Nancy Foster.…
Business & GAFlightman Designing EFBs for WestJet's New Regional Subsidiary Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) software developer Flightman has a new contract to provide infrastructure of a Class 2 EFB for WestJet's regional subsidiary, WestJet Encore. Under the contract, Flightman will develop…
CommercialU.S. Navy Launches Unmanned Aircraft From Carrier The U.S. Navy will attempt the first launch of an unmanned aircraft from an aircraft carrier on Tuesday, using Northrop Grumman's X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator (UCAS). (X-47B Unmanned…
CommercialFCC Looks to Improve In-Flight Connectivity In-flight connectivity could be faster and accessible to more commercial and business aircraft in a few years, under a proposal from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a terrestrial-based air-to-ground mobile broadband service…