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The VXX will replace the aging fleet of Sikorsky VH-3Ds and VH-60Ns flown by Marine Helicopter Squadron One for presidential and VIP transport.

The Advanced Precision Kill Weapon will be fitted on new Royal Jordanian Air Force CASA-235 light gunships.

The first test mission took place moments after the university received its COA from the FAA.

The proposed changes are expected to increase safety by facilitating the recovery of information by safety investigation authorities.

Total operating revenue of all passenger airlines last year was $199.7 billion, of which $120.6 billion, or 60 percent, came from air fare.

The six test ranges ould provide an avenue for UAS manufacturers to eventually gain full type certification and airworthiness approval of their designs.

ICAO and the International Telecommunications Union are set to hold meetings on flight tracking next month.

Flight status moves the program closer to full-scale production.

Boeing, Flyht Aerospace Solutions, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Malaysia Airlines, Rolls-Royce, SES TechCom, Sita and Thales will attend.

Company delivered 43 business jets in the quarter, compared with 39 during the first quarter last year.

Unit cost increases triggered “critical” breaches of the Nunn-McCurdy amendment, requiring that Congress be notified.

“There’s a tremendous disparity in aircraft fleet age and fuel efficiency between airlines,” said the International Council on Clean Transportation.

Passengers will be able to connect to the network via Wi-Fi-enabled devices for texting, streaming video and browsing the Internet at faster speeds.

The European Union Council of Ministers is expected to adopt the final act extending the life of the ATM joint undertaking this summer.

Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Boeing and General Atomics received the draft proposal document.

F-35s will replace the RAAF’s older F/A-18A/B Hornets, which the air force plans to withdraw from service by 2022.

The Northern Plains Unmanned Systems Authority will conduct initial flights over North Dakota State University’s Carrington Research Extension Center.

The Black Hawk serves as a second testbed for Sikorsky’s Matrix research program to develop and field systems for autonomous vertical takeoff and landing.

Site will be the first of six nation-wide to begin operations.

The UK is a first-tier partner on the aircraft, which it views as a major boost to British combat air power.

Acquisition of, and partnerships with, Western aircraft manufacturers ease the nation’s entry into the aviation market.

The system will be “connected and operating” at all 230 ATC facilities by 2019.

The prototype has flown to 30,000 feet and at 120 to 310 knots calibrated airspeed, with a maximum airspeed tested of 430 ktas.

DFS controllers manage 10,000 flights in German airspace each day, and about three million movements annually.

There is a shortage of professional staff and pilots to meet the needs of the business aviation market.

Standards will cover safety, security, privacy, data protection, insurance and liability