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'Dragon Web' Modem Will Enhance U-2 as Communications Relay

The Lockheed Martin surveillance aircraft will be equipped with a next-generation L-3 modem that enables beyond line-of-sight communications.

FAA: Aircraft-UAS Encounters Continue To Rise in U.S.

Aircraft pilots, ATC personnel and others reported 583 possible hazardsor encounters with UASs in U.S. airspace between August 22 and January 31.

Regulations and Government

JetBlue Protests 'Immunized' Joint Ventures of Legacy Airlines

The U.S. Department of Transportation should periodically review immunized joint ventures to ensure carriers keep their promises, JetBlue says.

Bombardier CSeries Airliner Nears Entry-Into-Service with Swiss

Bombardier CSeries Airliner Nears Entry-Into-Service with Swiss

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See How Qatar Airways’ Airbus A380 Delivers Ultra-Luxurious Air Travel

See How Qatar Airways’ Airbus A380 Delivers Ultra-Luxurious Air Travel

Australia Confirms Mozambique Debris Came from MH370

Pieces consistent with Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777

Lockheed Martin Shares More Insight, But No Images of TR-X

The next generation aircraft Lockheed Martin is designing to replace the U-2 would be 'survivable, not unnoticeable,' the company says.

Aircraft Smoking Ban Extended to e-Cigarettes

The agency has always interpreted the existing smoking ban to prohibit e-cigarettes, but new rule explicity codifies this.

Regulations and Government

New Tower Lighting Standards Literally for the Birds

Previous FAA standards for tower lighting allowed white and red steady-burning lights, the latter of which was found to attracts migratory birds.

Regulations and Government

Airline Executives Defend ATC Reform at U.S. Chamber Event

'Those who understand the system best' support the establishment of an independent ATC organization, said American Airlines CEO Doug Parker.

C Series Completes European Route-Proving

CS100 conducts flights between 30 city pairs

Saab Joint Venture Opens Unmanned Aircraft Plant in Sweden

UMS Skeldar offers a product line of fixed- and rotary-wing small unmanned aircraft for military and civilian applications.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Airlines Step Up Pressure on OEMs’ Aftermarket Model

IATA Files complaint with EU over supplier control of repair market

ATR Studies All-Electric Architecture for Turboprops

A prototype ATR 72 has completed a 15-hour test campaign in the framework of Europe's Clean Sky research project.

U.S. Airlines Seek More Ready Access to China

MOU between A4A and China Air Transport Association designed to extend dialogue over market access

U.S. Air Force Postpones RFP for T-X Trainer to December

The service said its effort to refine the RFP language under its 'Bending the Cost Curve' initiative has taken longer than expected.

U.S. Congress Passes FAA Extension

This extension will give the House and Senate time to reach agreement on a long-term FAA reauthorization bill.

Regulations and Government

Unmanned Aircraft Training, Staffing Challenge U.S. Air Force

The service is taking steps to relieve the strain on its remotely piloted aircraft force, but faces difficulty maintaining operations tempo.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Investigators Probe FDR from Destroyed FlyDubai 737

Efforts underway to retrieve information from badly damaged cockpit voice recorder

U.S. Navy Readies Requirements for Unmanned MQ-25 Stingray

The new unmanned aerial refueling aircraft will have lesser capability than its UClass predecessor, but with growth potential.

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