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Aircraft

Northrop Grumman's 'OpenPod' Aimed at F-15 Requirement

Months after Lockheed Martin unveiled its 'Legion Pod,' Northrop Grumman introduces a new sensor pod with infrared search and track system.
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ATC

'Remote Tower' ATC Systems Planned in Germany, Ireland

Germany's DFS announced a contract with Frequentis that will make Saarbrücken Airport the country's first remote-controlled airport.
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Aircraft

Harris Completes $4.6 Billion Acquisition of Exelis

Spun off from ITT Corp. as an independent company in 2011, Exelis is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Harris Corp.
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Maintenance and Modifications

F-35 Maintenance Support System Advances Without Downlink

The Prognostics and Health Management downlink has been deferred for later development, according to the F-35 Joint Program Office.
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Airlines

FAA Forms Advisory Committee on Pilot Mental Health Issues

The agency said its aviation rulemaking committee is a response to Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 and Germanwings Flight 9525.
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Rotorcraft

Boeing Will Begin Production of AH-6i 'Little Bird' This Year

The manufacturer will start production in Mesa, Ariz., for international AH-6i light attack helicopters the Saudi National Guard requires.
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Aircraft

Boeing Chases F-16 Upgrades; Proposes A-10 Refurbishment

The manufacturer's "Off-Boeing" program unit in St. Louis is vying to supply a new mission computer for U.S. and international F-16s.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Boeing Envisions a Future Laser-Carrying Unmanned Aircraft

The hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye shows the potential of a 'stratospheric, persistent directed energy platform,' says Phantom Works chief.
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Airlines

U.S. Airline CEOs Vow to Continue Gulf Subsidies Campaign

The CEOs of American, United and Delta airlines said they want the U.S. government to conduct a formal consultation with UAE and Qatar.
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Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Progresses in Building Optionally Piloted Black Hawk

The helicopter manufacturer is building a production kit version of the autonomy system developed under its Matrix research program.
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Airlines

Qatar Airways CEO: 'No Cause' To Revisit Open Skies Pact

Fighting back against subsidy charnges, Al Baker claims major U.S. airlines are tightly controlling their preferred markets to keep prices high.
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Aircraft

Boeing Confident About Commercial Airplane Outlook

Recent 787 order changes are 'normal fleet planning adjustments' that do not presage a cyclical change, CEO Jim McNerney says.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

AeroVironment Seeks To Grow 'Switchblade' Missile Business

The supplier of small unmanned aircraft systems to the U.S. military is developing new variants of its Switchblade expendable flying missile.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

FAA, Industry Partners Announce 'Pathfinder' Drone Research

The FAA, cable network CNN, BNSF Railway and PrecisionHawk will investigate beyond line-of-sight and other drone operations.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Coming U.S. Policy Change Will Free Small Drone Exports

The Commerce Department is expected to amend its regulations covering the export to foreign countries of small commercial unmanned aircraft.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

FAA Seeks Standards for Beyond Line-of-Sight Drone Flights

The agency has asked standards organization ASTM to develop standards for beyond visual line-of-sight operations and flights over people.
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ATC

FAA Declares New En Route Automation System Is Operational

Thirteen years in development, the En Route Automation Modernization System now operates at 20 en route centers nationwide.
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Airlines

Application Software Bug Delays American Airlines Flights

A duplicated ILS approach chart for Washington Reagan National Airport caused the iPad application software to shut down
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Aircraft

U.S. Navy Maps V-22 Future, Plans Carrier Delivery Variant

The service seeks 44 new tiltrotors to replace the Northrop Grumman C-2 Greyhound for carrier onboard delivery mission.
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Engines

Pratt & Whitney, JPO Contest Critical F-35 Engine Reports

The U.S. Department of Defense IG and Government Accountability Office were sharply critical of the F135 engine program.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Website: FAA Receives 4,000-Plus Comments to Drone Rule

The website Regulations.gov indicates that 4,499 responses were received for the small unmanned aircraft systems draft rulemaking
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Drone Groups Comment on FAA's Small UAS Draft Regulation

The comment deadline for the FAA's small unmanned aircraft systems notice of proposed rulemaking arrived on April 24.
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Airlines

Airport Capacity Estimate Changes as Battle Over PFC Rages

The FAA has scaled back its projection of the number of U.S. airports that will be 'capacity constrained' by 2020.
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Airlines

Southwest Pilots' Union Joins Battle Against Gulf Carriers

The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association adds its name to the Partnership for Open & Fair Skies coalition of U.S. airlines and unions.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

X-47B Accomplishes First Unmanned Aerial Refueling Mission

The Northrop Grumman-built unmanned combat demonstrator will be retired now that it has completed its final test objective.
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ATC

Sweden's LFV Inaugurates First 'Remote Tower' Operations

The state-owned air navigation service provider claims to be the world's first ATC organization to manage an airport remotely.
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Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Reorganizes Bombers Under One Command

B-1Bs will shift from the Air Combat Command to join B-2s, B-52s and LRS-B under the Air Force Global Strike Command.
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Aircraft

F-35 To Make Civil Airshow Debut at EAA AirVenture

An F-35A based at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., will appear midway through the event, the organizers announced.
ATC

Industry Selects Projects To Speed Single European Sky

The Sesar Deployment Alliance of airlines, airports and ATC providers recommends 110 projects to kickstart the Single European Sky.
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Regulations and Government

Etihad Airways CEO Mounts Defense of Gulf Carrier in Europe

Meeting with European transport commissioner Violeta Bulc, CEO James Hogan outlined Etihad Airways' contribution to Europe's economy.
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