Safety New White House Strategy Says Threats To Aviation System Are Broadening The U.S. aviation system faces a growing and increasingly challenging array of threats, including the use of cyber activities, drones, espionage and disease, the Trump…
Commercial FAA Seeks Comment on Integrating Small UAS Into the National Airspace The FAA is now seeking public comment on proposed rules to safely integrate small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the national airspace. The advanced notice…
Military Brazilian Navy Orders Three Multi-Role H135s from Airbus The Brazilian Navy has ordered three H135 light twin-engine helicopters to be operated by the 1st General Purpose Helicopter Squadron (HU-1). The aircraft will perform…
Commercial Some Members of Congress Concerned FAA Funding Bill Could Make Shutdowns 'Easy' Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.), the ranking member on the House Subcommittee on Aviation, is concerned that a proposal to keep the FAA fully funded during any…
Military Raytheon Wins $406 Million for Army Aircraft Radio Upgrades Raytheon said Thursday it has received a $406 million contract to continue providing hardware support and software upgrades for Army aircraft radio systems. Under the contract,…
Commercial Airbus Survey: Perception of Urban Air Mobility Shaped by Safety, Noise Public perception of the proposed use of electric air taxis is most influenced by the noise generated and perceived safety of such vehicles, a new…
Public Service IPP Drones Aid in Arrests for California Police Department Chula Vista, California Police Department drones have contributed to 14 arrests in the four months they have been in use as part of the FAA's…
Commercial New House Bill Would Fund FAA During Future Government Shutdowns A new bill that would protect the FAA's funding in the event of government shutdown was put forward Friday in the House of Representatives by…
Commercial DJI Wants Drone Tracking to Balance Operator Privacy and Public Safety Chinese drone-maker DJI, which holds a 70 percent market share in the worldwide civil drone market, advocates a local-broadcast identification solution to the issue of…
Military Bell To Receive $240 million As Part of Planned Delivery of 12 AH-1Zs to Bahrain The Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Bell a more than $240 million contract as part of the delivery of 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters to…
Commercial Airbus and Dassault Systèmes Sign Five-Year Pact to Overhaul Airbus Manufacturing Airbus has signed a five-year memorandum of agreement with Dassault Systèmes (3DS) to evolve the engineering and manufacture of Airbus aircraft. Under the agreement, Airbus…