Will Provide Upgraded ADS-B Avionics In Up To 600 Aircraft
The FAA has selected FreeFlight Systems to provide upgraded ADS-B avionics for as many as 600 aircraft that were instrumental in the development of ADS-B in the Capstone Program. The FAA chose FreeFlight Systems for the ADS-B upgrade program after an industry-wide, open competitive bidding process. The program fulfills an FAA commitment to aircraft owners who installed the earlier “Version 1” ADS-B avionics during the Capstone Program in Alaska and in several locations in the lower 48 states.
Bipartisan Coalition Of Lawmakers Say 149 Contract Towers Should Not Close
The NBAA said in a news release Monday that it welcomes renewed calls to the FAA from a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives for using authority provided for in recently approved legislation to preserve 149 federal contract air traffic control (ATC) towers slated for closure next month under mandatory budget sequestration.
Virtually Traveled From San Francisco To Phoenix On A USB Stick
Solar Impulse, the solar airplane of Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, successfully launched the “Clean Generation” initiative by completing the first leg of the 2013 Across America mission – the first crossing of the United States by a solar-powered airplane capable of flying day and night.
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