Low-Drag, Low-Profile Units Will Provide Broadband On Airplanes

Boeing has completed environmental and performance qualification testing on the aircraft satellite communications antenna system it is developing for multipurpose satellite operator Al Yah Satellite Company (Yahsat) of the United Arab Emirates.

Rule-Making Committee Discussing Potential Changes To Training Requirements For Helicopter Pilots

The National EMS Pilots Association has released an online survey for helicopter air ambulance (HAA) pilots to complete.

Number Of People Traveling To Affected Countries In Sharp Decline

A new trend in travel is showing that the Centers for Disease Control's initiative to screen passengers at five international airports is a positive measure.

Includes Expansion Of Long-Term Training Agreement With An Airline Group In The Americas Including A350 Training

CAE has signed a series of civil aviation training solutions contracts worth more than C$200 million (approx. $180 million U.S.) with airlines and aircraft operators in the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Middle-East.

FFS To Be Installed In The Fourth Quarter Of 2014

L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) is expanding its Asian Aviation Training Center (AATC) training facility in Bangkok, Thailand, with the installation of a second Airbus A320 Level D Reality Seven Full Flight Simulator (FFS), the company announced Wednesday.

Meeting Focused On Flight Data Recovery And Aircraft Locator Technologies

FLYHT Aerospace Solutions presented its Automated Flight Information Reporting System (AFIRS) and FLYHTStream technologies at the NTSB's public Emerging Flight Data & Locator Technology Forum in Washington, DC, on October 7th to the NTSB acting Chairman Chris Hart.

Sonic Technology Designed To Frighten Birds Away From Aircraft In Flight

Airbus has patented a device it says will help its airplanes avoid bird strikes. The "Method and Device for Scaring Birds Acoustically, In Particular for an Aircraft" is described as "a device for acoustically scaring avian species.

Asks For Three-Year Contract Worth $150 Million

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Brazil for S-70B helicopter follow-on support and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $150 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.

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Light Gun A handheld directional light signaling device which emits a brilliant narrow beam of white, green, or red light as selected by the tower controller. The color and type of light transmitted can be used to approve or disapprove anticipated pilot actions where radio communication is not available. The light gun is used for controlling traffic operating in the vicinity of the airport and on the airport movement area.

“These milestones complete the qualification efforts for our most advanced aeronautical antenna leveraging expertise from across Boeing in designing and integrating antennas systems for customer aircraft. The result is a low-profile SATCOM solution that provides en-route broadband connectivity for many types of aircraft.” Source: Paul Geery, vice president for Command, Control and Communications Solutions, discussing the fact that Boeing has completed environmental and performance qualification testing on the aircraft satellite communications antenna system it is developing for multipurpose satellite operator Al Yah Satellite Company (Yahsat) of the United Arab Emirates.