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Alaska ADS-B Returning to ATC Radar Scopes

ADS-B-equipped aircraft will be back on ATC radar screens in Alaska after an absence of several weeks.

ATC

November 17, 2006

FAA Puts New Controller Pact into Effect

With the failure of Congress to take any action in the contract dispute between the FAA and the air traffic controllers union, the agency arbitrarily put i

ATC

November 17, 2006

Comment Period Extended on Airspace Redesign

The comment period was extended to July 1 for the FAA’s

ATC

November 17, 2006

GA Shipments and Backlogs Keep Climbing

General aviation manufacturers continue to show steady growth in deliveries and backlogs.

November 16, 2006

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Quebec aerospace industry rides out the ups and downs

French-speaking Canadian province Quebec claims to be the world’s sixth-ranking player in aerospace after the U.S., France, the UK, Germany and Japan.

November 16, 2006

Switzerland relies on Ruag for defense work

Aerospace and defense group Ruag (Hall 1 Stand A21) currently has two major domestic defense orders in process.

November 16, 2006

EADS confronts credibility crisis over Airbus program delays

EADS executives can talk all they want about refusing to allow the Farnborough airshow to dictate the timing of their decisions, but in their current predi

November 16, 2006

Twenty CRJ900s for PSA Airlines?

August 1 marks the deadline for PSA Airlines pilots to agree to US Airways&rsquo; conditions for placing 20 Bombardier CRJ900LRs with the wholly owned

Aircraft

November 16, 2006

Training Proposed for Flying VFR Near D.C.

Special awareness training via an online course will be required for any pilot who flies VFR within 100 nm of the Washington, D.C.

ATC

November 16, 2006

Farnborough revamps and reinvents show

Back in 2004, the Farnborough International show opened against a backdrop of uncertainty about its future organization with doubts over how the Society of

November 16, 2006

BAE’s Herti UAV will spy in uniform or in civvies

BAE Systems is showing its recently-revealed Herti UAV system here for the first time, but the company’s unmanned, low-observable Raven and Corax vehicles

Aircraft

November 16, 2006

JSF is the New Lightning

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter was formally named Lightning II at the program’s Fort Worth, Texas headquarters nine days ago.

Aircraft

November 16, 2006

Bell/Urban Aeronautics unveil vertical lift X-Hawk

Bell Helicopter of Fort Worth, Texas, and Urban Aeronautics based near Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport will unveil today the X-Hawk, an innovative vertical-lif

Aircraft

November 16, 2006

V-22s hop The Pond (nearly) flawlessly

Last week’s transatlantic hop to Farnborough by two Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotors proved the long-range self-deployment capability of the revolutionar

Aircraft

November 16, 2006

Honeywell opens Prague center

Honeywell Aerospace (Hall 1 Stand A9) is expanding its presence in Europe with a new Prague-based research and development facility that will employ up to

November 16, 2006

Airbus validating electric technologies

While Boeing has arguably taken the lead in more electric aircraft systems with the new 787 airliner, European manufacturers are trying to strike back.

November 16, 2006

1950s Airplanes Were More Electric

In the 1950s and 1960s, turboprop aircraft such as the Vickers Vanguard were more electric than 2006 in-production airplanes.

November 16, 2006

Say Bye-Bye to DF Steers

The FAA is proposing to decommission all 54 direction finders (DF) and associated DF approaches in all states other than Alaska.

ATC

November 16, 2006

747-8 gets tunnel wind over its wings

Boeing is using Qinetiq’s low-speed wind tunnel for continuing evaluation of the 747-8, the latest iteration of the world’s first twin-deck widebody jetlin

November 16, 2006

At long last, UK’s ASTOR takes a bow

Making its debut this week at the Farnborough International show, Raytheon’s Airborne Stand-off Radar (ASTOR) system will be delivered to the Royal Air For

November 16, 2006

Aerospace & Defense

Latest

Alaska ADS-B Returning to ATC Radar Scopes

ADS-B-equipped aircraft will be back on ATC radar screens in Alaska after an absence of several weeks.

FAA Puts New Controller Pact into Effect

With the failure of Congress to take any action in the contract dispute between the FAA and the air traffic controllers union, the agency arbitrarily put i

Comment Period Extended on Airspace Redesign

The comment period was extended to July 1 for the FAA’s

GA Shipments and Backlogs Keep Climbing

General aviation manufacturers continue to show steady growth in deliveries and backlogs.

Videos

More Articles

Quebec aerospace industry rides out the ups and downs

French-speaking Canadian province Quebec claims to be the world’s sixth-ranking player in aerospace after the U.S., France, the UK, Germany and Japan.

Switzerland relies on Ruag for defense work

Aerospace and defense group Ruag (Hall 1 Stand A21) currently has two major domestic defense orders in process.

EADS confronts credibility crisis over Airbus program delays

EADS executives can talk all they want about refusing to allow the Farnborough airshow to dictate the timing of their decisions, but in their current predi

Twenty CRJ900s for PSA Airlines?

August 1 marks the deadline for PSA Airlines pilots to agree to US Airways&amp;rsquo; conditions for placing 20 Bombardier CRJ900LRs with the wholly owned

Training Proposed for Flying VFR Near D.C.

Special awareness training via an online course will be required for any pilot who flies VFR within 100 nm of the Washington, D.C.

Farnborough revamps and reinvents show

Back in 2004, the Farnborough International show opened against a backdrop of uncertainty about its future organization with doubts over how the Society of

BAE’s Herti UAV will spy in uniform or in civvies

BAE Systems is showing its recently-revealed Herti UAV system here for the first time, but the company’s unmanned, low-observable Raven and Corax vehicles

JSF is the New Lightning

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter was formally named Lightning II at the program’s Fort Worth, Texas headquarters nine days ago.

Bell/Urban Aeronautics unveil vertical lift X-Hawk

Bell Helicopter of Fort Worth, Texas, and Urban Aeronautics based near Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport will unveil today the X-Hawk, an innovative vertical-lif

V-22s hop The Pond (nearly) flawlessly

Last week’s transatlantic hop to Farnborough by two Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotors proved the long-range self-deployment capability of the revolutionar

Honeywell opens Prague center

Honeywell Aerospace (Hall 1 Stand A9) is expanding its presence in Europe with a new Prague-based research and development facility that will employ up to

Airbus validating electric technologies

While Boeing has arguably taken the lead in more electric aircraft systems with the new 787 airliner, European manufacturers are trying to strike back.

1950s Airplanes Were More Electric

In the 1950s and 1960s, turboprop aircraft such as the Vickers Vanguard were more electric than 2006 in-production airplanes.

Say Bye-Bye to DF Steers

The FAA is proposing to decommission all 54 direction finders (DF) and associated DF approaches in all states other than Alaska.

747-8 gets tunnel wind over its wings

Boeing is using Qinetiq’s low-speed wind tunnel for continuing evaluation of the 747-8, the latest iteration of the world’s first twin-deck widebody jetlin

At long last, UK’s ASTOR takes a bow

Making its debut this week at the Farnborough International show, Raytheon’s Airborne Stand-off Radar (ASTOR) system will be delivered to the Royal Air For

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August 1 marks the deadline for PSA Airlines pilots to agree to US Airways’ conditions for placing 20 Bombardier CRJ900LRs with the wholly owned