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November 14, 2012
Brazil’s GOL Airlines has selected the full suite of Rockwell Collins’ advanced avionics, including its GLU-925 Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR) and MultiScan Threat Detection system, for 20 new Boeing 737NGs. Deliveries of GOL’s new Boeing fleet are expected to begin in early 2014. “We’re pleased to bring GOL a reliable suite of offerings that...November 14, 2012
Lockheed Martin has received a $30 million contract from the U.S. Naval Air Systems command to integrate new avionics on its fleet of C-130T aircraft. (The new C-130T cockpit) Under the new contract, Lockheed Martin will incorporate the...November 13, 2012
China Southern has selected a package of Rockwell Collins avionics, including its MultiScan threat detection system and the GLU-925 Multi-Mode Receiver, for 16 new Airbus A330s. “It’s been a great pleasure to work with China Southern to create an avionics suite for their A330 aircraft that will bring them high levels of efficiency, safety and situational awareness and world-class...November 13, 2012
China Eastern and Hainan Airlines have signed agreements with Thales to equip their Airbus aircraft with the Thales TopFlight Management System. Hainan will deploy the system on 15...November 13, 2012
Esterline CMC Electronics' SureSight CMA-2700 Integrated Sensor System was certified by Transport Canada (TCCA), FAA and EASA as an Enhanced Vision System (EVS) for head-up display on Bombardier Global 5000 and Global 6000 equipped with the Bombardier Vision Flight Deck. "These...November 13, 2012
Lockheed Martin acquired Huntsville, Ala.-based unmanned aircraft systems manufacturer Chandler/May, Inc., which produces command and control shelters and portable ground...November 13, 2012
DDC-I, a supplier of software and professional services for mission- and safety-critical applications, has joined the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Consortium. “Software reuse through portability has been a design element of Deos™ from its inception,” said Bob...November 12, 2012
Airbus ProSky subsidiary Quovadis will lead a series of Performance Based Navigation (PBN) flight trials at Lanzarote and La Palma airports in the Canary Islands, called the “CO2 and Noise Approach Reduction for International...November 9, 2012
Annapolis, Md.-based ARINC has reached an agreement to provide IT maintenance and support for Japan’s AVICOM aircraft communications addressing and reporting system (ACARS). AVICOM provides aviation...November 8, 2012
Airbus and EADS will participate in the upcoming Single European Sky ATM Research Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) Integrated Flight Trials. The SESAR JU flight trials will begin in early 2013, and are part of the European Commission and FAA program to reduce CO2 emissions by taking...November 8, 2012
Prime contractor Alenia Aermacchi selected Northrop Grumman Italia to provide its LISA-200 Attitude Heading Reference System (AHRS) for the Israel Ministry of Defense’s fleet of M-346 advanced trainer aircraft. The LISA-200 AHRS will be...November 8, 2012
Global Eagle Acquisition Corp. signed an agreement to acquire Row 44 and an 86 percent stake in Advanced Inflight Alliance (AIA) to create "the largest entertainment and connectivity platform for the worldwide airline industry." Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Germany-based AIA is the leading supplier of games, movies, general entertainment and applications to the...November 7, 2012
Sagetch demonstrated how an iPad electronic flight bag (EFB) app and Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS-B) technology allows joint flight operations between manned and unmanned aircraft. The avionics manufacturer partnered with unmanned aircraft manufacturer Arcturus UAV to simultaneously fly a manned Cirrus SR-22 and an Arcturus T-20 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) over McMillan Airfield in CampRoberts...November 7, 2012
CAE announced the launch of its UAS Mission Trainer, at the Unmanned Systems Canada conference Wednesday. (The CAE UAS Mission Trainer) The company said its new unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) training platform, valued at more than $1 million, will fulfill its military customers’ desire for a UAS training solution with the flexibility...November 6, 2012
Nav Canada, the air navigation aervice provider (ANSP) for Canada, is deploying Saab Sensis’ Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) technology at Springbank, Alberta. The WAM system will enhance the safety of flight around Springbank Airport by providing Nav Canada air traffic controllers with additional surveillance coverage not available with the existing radar, the...November 6, 2012
Thales signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) and motion tracking businesses from Gentex Corp., based in Carbondale, Pa. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Called Visionix, the combined group designs, develops and delivers HMD, inertial tracking and sensor fusion technology for defense and aerospace applications, along with others that...November 6, 2012
FAA issued an expanded Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to Astronics for its Max-Viz-1500 enhanced vision system to include all King Air aircraft equipped with video-capable multi function displays (MFDs). Astronics said the expanded STC will also...November 6, 2012
The U.S. Air Force awarded San Diego-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems a $125.4 million contract to provide...November 5, 2012
A research report released Monday predicts Ka-band connectivity for in-flight applications will hit 6,000 by 2020. According to the latest findings from IMS Research, Ku-band will be the most popular technology at the end of 2015; with Ka-band becoming the market leader by 2020. Of the predicted 15,300 connected aircraft at the end of 2021, it is projected that 39 percent will utilize Ka-band...November 5, 2012
The Department of Defense awarded a $36.5 million contract to Northrop Grumman to provide training for U.S. Army soldiers in the operating of unmanned aircraft systems...
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