MilitaryLockheed Martin’s Receiver Reaches ‘Key Milestone’ a Year Before Aircraft’s First Flight Lockheed Martin’s tactical mission system for the U.S. Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter has achieved a “key milestone,” the manufacturer said. The AN/APR-52 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) recently achieved technical readiness level…
CommercialFlightAware Data Added to The Weather Company's Fusion The Weather Company’s WSI Fusion application is set to be integrated with live data from FlightAware. Under the newly announced agreement, WSI Fusion will feature tracking data from a total of 14,143…
MilitaryUSAF Spaceplane Drone Could Launch in September The next launch of the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B reusable, unmanned spaceplane was scheduled for “no earlier than August,” the service said. But now that August is here, SpaceX — which is…
RegulationFAA to 'Transform' Flight Ops Oversight Look for the U.S. FAA to detail plans Aug. 20 to reorganize oversight of flight operations, airmen certification, aircraft maintenance and training as part of its "transformation" of aviation safety functions. Reorganization…
MilitaryElbit Q2 Revenues Up, But Airborne Systems Segment Revenue Down The second quarter of fiscal year 2017, which ended June 30, proved to be a success for Israel’s Elbit Systems as a whole, compared to the same quarter last year. It’s airborne…
Business & GAGAMA Report: Airplane Shipments Total $9B in First Half of 2017 General aviation airplane shipments reached a total of $9 billion during the first six months of 2017, according to a new report published by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). OEMs delivered…
ConnectivityRockwell Collins Fits Custom 757 with Broadband Connectivity Rockwell Collins is set to provide cabin connectivity for TCS World Travel’s custom-configured Boeing 757, Rockwell Collins said. The aircraft is operated by Tag Aviation. “As a leading aircraft communications and service…
MilitaryNavair Awards Service Support Contract for F-35s U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (Navair) has awarded Lockheed Martin $24.1 million for recurring F-35 work, the Defense Dept. said. The award is a modification to a previously awarded contract for recurring logistics…