Fleet Of Wichita-Built Learjets Being Modernized To Operate In Next-Gen Air Traffic System
Global Aviation Technologies (GAT) in Wichita has received the first of 19 C-21A jets—the military designation for Learjet 35A model—that it will be updating with new avionics, automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast, or ADS-B, Future Air Navigation Systems or FANS 1/A, and Electronic Flight Information Systems that will allow them to utilize satellite-based navigation to operate in the Next Generation air traffic control environment.
Newest Aircraft Moves Closer To Delivery After Airborne Operational Checks
The first Boeing KC-46A tanker that will be delivered to the U.S. Air Force next year has successfully completed its first flight and airborne tests, taking off from Paine Field at 10:32 a.m. PST local time Tuesday and landing approximately three-and-one-half hours later.
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