Vienna-based communication and information software supplier Frequentis has purchased US company L3Harris Technologies’ Air Traffic Management business, in a US$20 million deal. The deal will see Frequentis acquire L3Harris’ Air Traffic Management (ATM) voice communication systems product line, as well as L3 Harris’ Canadian Harris ATC Solutions Unit. The agreement will also see Frequentis gain
Canadian authorities have criticised the final report released by Iran’s civil aviation body into the Ukranian passenger plane that was accidentally shot down over Tehran on 8 January 2020. Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 was shot down by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards shortly after take-off over Tehran, in an incident labelled by Iranian authorities as a
The US airline industry continues to gear up for recovery, as passenger thoroughfare through US airports hits a year-on-year high. According to figures from the US Transportation Security Administration, over 2.5 million people passed through airport checkpoints over the weekend. The TSA reported that 1.4 million people passed through on Friday alone, making it the
An emerging carrier in Norway is set to cash in on Norwegian Air’s exit from its famed long-haul budget transatlantic routes. The new airline, Norse Atlantic Airways, has been launched by Scandinavian aviation industry veterans, with founder and former CEO of Norwegian Air Bjorn Kjos holding a 15 per cent stake in the new carrier,
An Australian tech company has developed a new early warning system that can detect aircraft approaching to land on the wrong runway or helipad from up to 500km away. SkyNet Aviation’s LASAW product uses AI to monitor up to 500 aircraft at 1-second intervals and crucially works on rigs and vessels. Previously, those working on
Germany is set to replace its P-3C Orion aircraft program with the Boeing-built P-8A Poseidon maritime multi-mission aircraft (MMA) after its purchase was approved this week by the US State Department. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has approved the sale of five Poseidon aircraft, equipped with the standard sensors and systems, as well as
