Commercial McCaskill to Introduce Bill to Expand In-Flight Use of PEDs Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) said she will begin drafting legislation to expand the use of personal electronic devices (PEDs) on commercial airline flights in the United States. McCaskill, who sent a letter…
Commercial Still No Cause Found in 787 Battery Investigation The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has not yet found out what caused the battery fire aboard the Japanese Airlines 787 Dreamliner in January at Boston’s Logan International Airport. In an interim…
ATM Modernization South African Airways Approved for RNP AR Procedures South African Airways (SAA) has received approval from the South African Civil Aviaiton Authority (SACAA) to launch Required Navigation Performance with Authorization Required (RNP AR) procedures at Cape Town International Airport. Airbus…
Commercial Boeing, KLM Launch ‘Optimal Flight’ Program Boeing is launching its “Optimal Flight” program in collaboration with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, a total of 26 flights powered by alternative jet fuel sources and featuring new technologies from Boeing aimed…
Commercial Northrop Grumman’s Global Hawk Exchanges Radar Data in Flight Test Northrop Grumman ‘s RQ-4B Global Hawk Block 40 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) demonstrated the ability to stream ground moving target radar data during a flight test last week. The flight test involved…
ATM Modernization FAA Issues Furlough Notices, Congress Reacts FAA sent furlough notices to the majority of its 47,000 employees on Tuesday to adjust its operating budget following the automatic federal spending cuts known as sequestration that were enacted last week.…
Commercial FBI Investigates Unmanned Aircraft Flying Over NYC The FBI is investigating an unmanned aircraft sighting, reported by a pilot for Italian carrier Alitalia on Monday while approaching John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. According to a statement…
ATM Modernization AAI Selects Honeywell’s SmartPath to Increase Air Traffic at Chennai Airport The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has selected Honeywell’s SmartPath ground-based augmentation system (GBAS) as part of a pilot project to launch satellite-based approaches and landings at Chennai International Airport. The pilot…