Dassault Aviation’s FalconEye combined-vision system was named this morning by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) as one of four nominees for the 2017 Collier Trophy. It will compete for the prestigious award, which is bestowed annually “for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America,” alongside the Blue Origin New Shepard reusable rocket, Boeing 737 Max and the U.S. Air Force 212th Rescue/249th Airlift Squadrons.
Certified by the FAA and EASA for the Falcon 2000S/LXS in October, FalconEye is a head-up display (HUD) system that combines synthetic, database-driven terrain mapping and thermal and low-light camera images into a single view. Similar approvals for the Falcon 8X are pending.
If selected for the award, Dassault’s FalconEye would join previous business aviation winners, including the Cessna Citation X, Gulfstream GV and G650 and Eclipse 500. Last year, the HondaJet HA-420 was nominated for the trophy, but did not win. This year’s Collier Trophy recipient will be announced on March 14 in Arlington, Virginia, at an NAA-sponsored dinner.

Luxaviation UK renewed its WYVERN WINGMAN Certified Operator status, underscoring its ongoing commitment to the highest standards of operational safety and discipline. This certification is upheld thr...
Embraer Phenom 300EV is now triple‑certified by ANAC, the FAA and EASA — a milestone that makes it the first light jet equipped and certified with Garmin® Emergency Autoland, setting a new b...
easyJet revealed that since first launching its initiative to recruit older workers in 2022, the number of cabin crew over the age of 50 has now more than doubled (up 127%) at the airline, with over 6...
Merlin received a Part 146 Aircraft Design Organization certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand. Merlin's own engineers holding delegation authority can now approve...