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The crew of the ATR 72-500 approached Magong Airport in Taiwan below the minimum descent altitude during a thunderstorm.

The U.S. Air Force served notice that it will

Lufthansa Aerial Services is eyeing drones to perform infrastructure monitoring and visual inspections of aircraft, runways and taxiways.

Americans Against Air Traffic Privatization said it will deliver a petition with 130,000 names to Congress opposing a privatized ATC entity.

Airlines for Europe seeks to influence European Union regulatory policy affecting airports and air navigation service providers.

The new tanker offloaded fuel to an F-16C flying over Washington state, completing a key milestone toward KC-46A low-rate initial production.

The Iraqi government seeks the weapons to equip recently arrived Lockheed Martin F-16s in the battle against Islamic State militants.

The acquisition will add Southern Air's Boeing 777 and 737 freighters to the Atlas Air fleet of Boeing 747s.

Under the Light Air Support program, the U.S. Air Force delivered four A-29 Super Tucanos to Kabul on January 15 to boost the Afghan air force.

Frequentis acquired Comsoft in an insolvency proceeding, bringing together two suppliers of advanced air traffic management systems.

Northrop Grumman plans to test U-2 legacy and new sensors on the Global Hawk using a universal payload adaptor.

The partnership will enable the two airlines to 'take maximum advantage' of the increasing demand for air travel in the Asia market.

The FAA does not have processes in place to monitor pilots' mastery of automation and manual flying, the Transportation Department IG says.

The U.S. Air Force awarded L-3 Mission Integration a $93 million contract to modify two Gulfstream G550s for surveillance mission.

The semiconductor manufacturer announced that it will acquire Ascending Technologies, a drone manufacturer based in Germany.

Labor groups also oppose an earlier application by Ireland-based Norwegian Air International, alleging it will flout labor standards.

The U.S. Air Force awarded the companies contracts to develop RF countermeasures for AC/MC-130Js by November.

The study by researchers at Dartmouth College and MIT recommends the Department of Transportation modify the current tarmac delay rule.

The company will build and test a medium-sized unmanned aircraft that would be capable of operating from U.S. Navy destroyers and other vessels.

Allowing the FAA to issue bonds, charge fees or spinning off its Air Traffic Organization are options, says Government Accountability Office.

Qualification of the CS100 full-flight simulator and flight training device follows type certitication of the narrowbody airliner.

The manufacturer will pay a $12 million fine to resolve 'multiple pending and potential' civil penalties from the FAA.

Achieving an optimal air traffic management system will require an investment of €18 billion to €26 billion through 2035, Sesar JU estimates.

Manufacturer Northrop Grumman expects to deliver the first of five AGS aircraft to Italy's Sigonella Air Base next year.

Over the course of a week, the service announced steps to allow enlisted personnel to fly the RQ-4 Global Hawk and increase its Reaper fleet.

The cargo carrier said the equipment is obsolete and there is no Federal Aviation Administration mandate to equip for ADS-B In.

Turkey originally planned to receive the four AEW&C aircraft based on the Boeing 737-700 commercial airframe by 2008.

The UTAP-22 tactical unmanned aircraft performed collaborative operations with an AV-8B Harrier strike fighter, Kratos said.

Lockheed Martin is developing an unmanned aircraft traffic management system with exception management logic to alert operators and controllers.

Groups representing European airlines and pilots say the plan is not ambitious enough and lacks specificity.