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The cargo carrier said the equipment is obsolete and there is no Federal Aviation Administration mandate to equip for ADS-B In.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

The U.S. House and Senate by wide margins passed highway legislation containing a four-year reauthorization of the Ex-Im Bank.

The ScanEagle joins the country's diverse but small fleet of foreign-supplied aircraft, which is increasingly being pressed into service.

The stretched version of the 787-9 will seat 300-to-330 passengers and fly up to 6,430 nautical miles.

The carrier completed the first approved 330-minute ETOPS flight by flying a 777-200ER from Auckland to Buenos Aires.

A federally chartered, not-for-profit organization would run the U.S. air traffic control system better than the FAA now does, airlines say.

A sequence of events led to the December 2014 crash of the AirAsia Airbus A320, the Indonesia National Transportation Safety Committee found.

The final aircraft assembled in Long Beach is destined for the Qatar Emiri Air Force, which will operate eight of the four-engine transports.

Two years after announcing its ambition to deliver small packages by drone, the on-line retailer has released a second possible aircraft design.

Garmin said Northrop Grumman has selected its GSX 70 weather radar to equip U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawks.

While one company has released a 'SkyTracker' system to protect airports from drones, MITRE Corporation will award cash for further solutions.