IAEA: Airport Scanner Radiation Risk Low New full-body airport security scanners using X-rays generate much lower doses than normal background radiation, according to a report compiled by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). An Aviation Today webinar will explore this and other issues related to airport security. More
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February 8, 2010 Rebound for Aerospace Industry in 2010 A new study by the Center for Aviation and Aerospace Leadership (CAAL) at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University predicts that the... MORE FAA Responds To NextGen Task Force The FAA has responded to recommendations of the RTCA NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force with a 28-page document outlining... MORE
Also this week: More Funds for NextGen President Obama on Monday requested higher funds for FAA and its Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), reflecting an... MORE Worldwide UAV Market to Top $80 Billion While their rate of growth may decline somewhat, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) continue to be the most dynamic growth sector of the... MORE
Air Dolomiti Acquires Navigation Charts Air Dolomiti will fly with navigation charts from Lufthansa Systems. Both companies recently signed a 10-year-contract for the usage of Lido/RouteManual. The... MORE
February 8, 2010
Panasonic to Equip Turkish Airlines Panasonic Avionics Corp., based in Lake Forest, Calif., and AeroMobile were selected by Turkish Airlines to supply the carrier with... MORE
FAA Responds To RTCA Report FAA has responded to recommendations of the RTCA NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force with a 28-page document outlining steps it will take for each of... MORE
Products | Airframes Assembly of the initial Sikorsky S-76D airframe—s/n 761004—has begun at Aero Vodochody in the Czech Republic. The first production unit is scheduled for an April 2010 transfer... MORE
The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has denied Indochina Airlines a new flight schedule, because the private airline has not completed an agreement on debt payment with its... MORE
Single Digit Backlog Will Prevent Value Recovery With Virgin Atlantic Airways having switched six remaining orders for the A340-600 to the A330-300, the backlog for the A340-500 and -600 amounted to no more... MORE
A new study by the Center for Aviation and Aerospace Leadership (CAAL) at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University predicts that the aerospace industry will recover in 2010 – and the rate of recovery could... MORE
In 2009, a new U.S. administration and a shift in defense priorities stirred unease throughout the military aerospace industry. After years of substantial growth in defense spending, the Obama administration... MORE
Warning: that Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flying towards you may not have a pilot in the cockpit. That's because the U.S. helicopter maker, a unit of United Technologies, has disclosed plans to... MORE
