Saab Aircraft & Vehicle Surface Mgmt for RIOgaleão Airport (Video)
Defense and security company Saab has signed a contract with RIOgaleão, the concessionaire responsible for managing the Tom Jobim International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, to supply a common-use surface surveillance...
Forest-Powered Flight Heads to Washington, DC (Video)
Washington state-based Alaska Airlines today made history flying the first commercial flight using the world's first renewable, alternative jet fuel made from forest residuals, the limbs and branches that remain after...
Powerfully-Simple Quantix Drone & DSS for Real Time Actionable Intel
AeroVironment, a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems for both military and commercial applications, today launched its new integrated commercial information solution featuring the innovative Quantix™ drone and Decision Support System™...
Police: Shooting of Southwest Airlines Employee was Planned (Video)
By Sean Murphy, Associated Press, via Star Telegram
A gunman lay in wait outside Oklahoma City's Will Rogers World Airport on Tuesday before shooting and killing a Southwest Airlines employee in a...
BAE Systems to Modernize US Air Force’s F-15 Fleet (See in Action)
Prime contractor Boeing has awarded BAE Systems a multiyear contract to provide the electronic warfare (EW) system for the U.S. Air Force’s Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) program.
This Engineering...
FAA Evaluates Drone Detection Systems Around Denver
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) that enter the protected airspace around airports can pose serious threats to safety.
The FAA is coordinating with our government and industry partners to evaluate technologies that can...
Happy Air Passengers in Mexico Want More Tech for Travel (Learn More)
Passengers at Mexican airports are happier than the average passenger globally. According to analysis released today by air transport IT provider SITA, 89% of Mexican passengers are happy along their journey.
They...
Lockheed Martin Sharpens the Raptor’s Talons (See in Action)
Lockheed Martin has received a $536 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force for sustainment of the F-22 Raptor.
The funding is part of a Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) contract providing weapon...
Unmanned Vehicles Validate Firefighting & SAR Capabilities (Video)
Lockheed Martin demonstrated for the first time how its suite of optionally-piloted helicopters and small unmanned aerial systems can work together to successfully locate and extinguish fires, pinpoint the location of a...
FAA Proposes Civil Penalty: Dean Baldwin Painting of Bulverde, TX
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration proposes a $240,000 civil penalty against Dean Baldwin Painting of Bulverde, Texas for numerous violations at its Goodyear, Ariz. facility.
The FAA alleges that...
