Tag Archives: FAA

UPS (NYSE: UPS) became the first company to secure an air carrier certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration to transport packages by drone.

Boeing (NYSE: BA) and the U.S. Navy completed the initial flight test of the MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling platform.

The Federal Aviation Administration has given General Atomics' aeronautical systems business a certificate of waiver or authorization to use a ground-based sense and avoid system in unmanned flight operations in North Dakota.

This week, Capital One signed an agreement to acquire KippsDeSanto & Co., a leading investment banking firm focused on serving growth-oriented aerospace/defense, government services and technology companies.  “Joining Capital One was a natural next step in the growth plan for us at KippsDeSanto,” said Kevin DeSanto, co-founder and managing director …

Textron's (NYSE: TXT) Bell subsidiary has received Federal Aviation Administration certification under instrument flight rules for single-engine aircraft being offered to the U.S. Navy's Advanced Helicopter Training System.

NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) has secured a potential 10-year, $137M contract to help the Federal Aviation Administration implement a software platform to manage transportation incident data and investigations. The company said Thursday it will update FAA's debriefing platforms at 770 agency facilities worldwide.

Leonardo's training helicopter offering for the U.S. Navy has received supplemental type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration under instrument flight rules. TH-119 is based on the AW119 single-engine helicopter and designed to operate in low visibility and extreme weather conditions, the company said Thursday.

General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) information technology business, has received a potential seven-year, $99M contract from the Federal Aviation Administration to design, install and maintain FAA’s Data, Visualization, Analysis and Reporting System. The company said Tuesday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a two-year base term and five option years. “Through this contract, …

Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) has received a potential $187.9M contract from the Federal Aviation Administration for information technology support services. An award notice posted Wednesday says SAIC will provide IT services for FAA’s enterprise services center at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity …

Michael Huerta, formerly administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, has been named a senior consultant for Serco Group‘s aviation business in the U.S. He will provide strategic guidance and play a role in the development of Serco Inc.‘s global aviation strategy in his new position, the company said Friday. The Reston, …