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Parliament weighs in on pilot duty hours debate

Members of the European Parliament (EP) have been warned that not enough has been done to keep Europe’s sky safe and to protect the travelling … More ››

Helios opens office in Dubai

Air transport consultancy Helios has opened a new office in Dubai, establishing a formal presence in the Middle East for the first time. The office … More ››

Croatia Control, SMATSA team on free routings

Croatia Control and Serbia and Montenegro Air Traffic Services Agency (SMATSA) have implemented the second stage of Free Route Airspace Concept (FRA). As the second … More ››

Rockwell Collins, NASA score UAV comms first

Rockwell Collins and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently completed the first in a series of risk reduction tests that will eventually help … More ››

Air France on board electronic taxi venture

Honeywell and Safran are extending their collaboration on the development of the new electric green taxiing system (EGTS) to include Air France. Aircraft Electric Taxiing … More ››

CANSO launches unstable approach initiative

CANSO, the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation, has launched an initiative to improve runway safety at airports. The initiative provides a runway safety checklist for … More ››

ITT Exelis selected for Aireon data processing

ITT Exelis has been awarded a $42 million contract by Aireon to provide the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data processing and distribution component for its … More ››

Huerta repeats sequester warning for NextGen

Despite the imminent release of the US Federal Aviation Administration’s NextGen Implementation Plan – delayed by final touches to the President’s 2014 budget – the … More ››

Whitaker tapped as NextGen czar

The US President has appointed Mike Whitaker the next deputy administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the agency’s first Chief NextGen Officer. The … More ››

ARINC sale attracts healthy interest

ARINC could soon have new owners, according to a Reuters report. Several firms have expressed interest in buying ARINC including General Electric, as parent company … More ››