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FAA Seeks Contractor For NextGen Data Communications Network

The FAA has issued a request for offers to provide data communications services under the agency’s Data Comm effort, considered one of the “transformationa

FAA Endorses Iridium Datalink for Oceanic Air Traffic Control

The FAA has endorsed use of the Iridium satellite data service for air traffic control (ATC) communications in oceanic airspace, providing airlines and bus

FAA Appoints Former Counsel To Lead Air Traffic Organization

Nearly three months after Henry “Hank” Krakowski was forced out as head of the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization (ATO), the agency named acting head David Gri

Saab Acquisition of Sensis Will Broaden Swedish Company’s ATM Portfolio

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Europe Expected to Approve ADS-B Implementation Rule

July marks a turning point from the “pioneer” phase of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) in Europe to the approaching ADS-B mandate. Euro

GPS users continue to fight proposed LightSquared network

The ongoing controversy about whether LightSquared’s proposed network of 40,000 powerful ground-based stations transmitting high-speed Internet across the

NextGen benefits are coming, slowly but surely

Despite all the fits and starts, NextGen in the U.S.

ADS-B Marks Turning Point in Europe

This month will mark a turning point from the “pioneer” phase to the mandate phase of Europe’s implementation of automatic dependent surveillance-broadc

ATC training, staffing may cause errors

While fatigue has attracted the most attention as a cause of the recent well publicized air traffic controller errors, the Transportation Department’s top

GPS Interference Would Cost U.S. $96 Billion

A study released by the Save Our GPS Coalition warns of “serious repercussions for the U.S.

Paris 2011: NextGen, Sesar, Emissions Trading, Globalization and Business Ethics on Agenda for Aviation Industry Associations

Ethics in the global aerospace industry is one of many topics that CEOs from the U.S.

Paris 2011: Private Captial Fund Raises $1.5 Billion To Help Kick-start NextGen ATM in U.S.

A public-private financing construct designed to assist airlines in equipping their fleets for next-generation air traffic operations is nearing realizati

Paris 2011: Traffic rebound drives SES as nations drag their feet

The global economic recession gave pause to the relentless growth in air traffic over recent years, not least in Europe.

Paris 2011: SESAR Achieves First Targets

The SESAR Joint Undertaking (JU) has recently carried out an extensive review to see whether there are any early results that could benefit the aviation co

Paris 2011: SESAR Skeptics Have Their Say

Not everybody is convinced that <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/airshow-convention-news/paris-air-show/single-publication-story/browse/0/article/airbus-h

Paris 2011: Natnav Coming of Age

It is only in the past few of years that GPS approaches, pioneered in Alaska in the 1990s, have started to become available.

Paris 2011: Raytheon air traffic management advances STARS, ASR-11 radar

Raytheon has new developments to report in both air traffic automation systems and radar portions of its air traffic management (ATM) business.

Crunch Time for LightSquared Tomorrow? Not Really

In accordance with the Federal Communication Commission’s January ruling, LightSquared must, in its June 15 final report on GPS compatibility tests, show t

Mideast Bizav Group Seeks Organized ATC in Gulf

Middle East Business Aviation Association chairman Ali Al Naqbi is proposing to set up an informal working group, dubbed “Middle East Control,” to achieve

LightSquared debate heats up

Two events last month intensified the confrontation between LightSquared, a private U.S.

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