Business & GAHoneywell Wins RNP SAAAR Designation Honeywell received FAA designation as a consultant for Required Navigation Performance Special Aircraft and Aircrew Authorization Required (RNP SAAAR) operational approvals. RNP SAAAR procedures help aircraft fly more precise approaches and departures,…
Business & GANATCA Declares Staffing Emergency Veteran air traffic controllers are leaving the industry faster than they can be replaced, leaving controllers overworked and unable to safely handle traffic volume at the nation’s business airports, the air traffic…
Business & GAFlight Safety Technologies Settles Suit Flight Safety Technologies, Mystic, Conn., reached a settlement in a case against Analogic and Sanders Design International (SDI) regarding Counter-Man Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) technology. Under the terms of the settlement,…
Business & GAAdam Completes A700 Testing Adam Aircraft, Englewood, Colo., completed environmental testing of its A700 aircraft, a process that exposed the A700 very light jet (VLJ) to adverse weather conditions. During the five-day testing exercise, the Williams…
MilitaryKiller Bee TUAV Demonstration Swift Engineering, based in San Clemente, Calif., in conjunction with Northrop Grumman, completed another demonstration of the 4th generation Killer Bee tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (TUAV), the company said. During the demonstration,…
MilitaryRockwell Collins to Upgrade Thailand’s C-130s Thai Aviation Industries awarded Rockwell Collins the second phase of a contract to upgrade the Royal Thai Air Force’s (RTAF) fleet of C-130 aircraft with an integrated Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management…
Business & GAUAV Consultancy Launched Consulting firms American Aerospace Advisors, Radnor, Pa., and UAV MarketSpace, Oyster Bay, N.Y., created a service to support unmanned aircraft (UA) facilities and operations worldwide. The companies said the joint venture, known…
Business & GAGulfstream Wins RNP Approval Gulfstream received FAA approval to fly “Required Navigation Performance Special Aircraft and Aircrew Authorization Required” (RNP SAAAR) airport approaches on its G550, G500, G450 and G350 business aircraft. Gulfstream said its has…