Embedded Avionics Next Generation Jammer Could be Redundant, GAO Says The Department of Defense (DOD) needs to continue assessing potential duplication and overlap of the capabilities for its $7 billion investment in a next generation airborne electronic surveillance jamming system, according to…
ATM Modernization FAA Names New Assistant Administrator for NextGen FAA on Thursday named retired Air Force Major General Edward L. Bolton Jr. as the new assistant administrator for NextGen, Avionics Magazine has learned. (Edward L. Bolton Jr. Photo, courtesy of Department of Defense.)…
Commercial Air Canada's Leisure Unit Adds New Air to Ground System Air Canada has selected ARINC to provide air-to-ground communications for its leisure group airline, Air Canada rouge. ARINC will provide its Globalink voice and data infrastructure for Air Canada rouge. Data…
Commercial BAE Systems CEO to Retire Linda Hudson, chief executive of the U.S. operations of BAE Systems, will retire by March of next year, the company said Tuesday. The 62-year old has served as CEO of BAE…
Business & GA Pullmantur Air Continues Transition to Paperless Cockpit Pullmantur Air is expanding its use of cockpit tablet applications, as the airline is introducing its pilots to several new flight technologies from Lufthansa Systems. The Spanish charter carrier recently acquired…
Commercial Brazilian Black Hawks to Receive Avionics Upgrades The Brazilian Air Force fleet will begin receiving support from Pacific Avionics for its fleet of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, the company said Monday. (Brazilian AF Major Solano - Black…
Commercial OEMs Compete to Develop Navy's First UCLASS Aircraft The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) issued four $15 million Preliminary Design Review (PDR) contracts to Boeing, General Atomics, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman seeking to develop a carrier-based unmanned aircraft system…
Commercial Poll: Americans Support UAS for Search and Rescue Missions The majority of Americans support the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for search and rescue and border patrol missions, but also have privacy concerns with the use of UAS by local…