http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:37:30 EDT Air Comm Corp. is expanding its design of environmental control systems (ECS) to the fixed-wing market, announcing the acquisition of Meggitt (Addison) Inc., in a stock purchase... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/components-and-accessories/Air-Comm-Boosts-ECS-Production-Through-Meggitt-Acquisition_79322.html Fri, 24 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Hundreds of rotorcraft engineers met in Phoenix this week for the American Helicopter Society (AHS) International’s Forum 69. Displays from AgustaWestland, Bell, Boeing, Eurocopter, Lockheed Martin, MD Helicopters and Sikorsky anchored a show floor that also featured a number of exhibits from companies... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/components-and-accessories/AHS-Forum-69-Converges-on-Technology-in-Demanding-Environments_79326.html Fri, 24 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The U.S. Army’s Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal has issued a contract to Hurst, Texas-based Bell Helicopter... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/components-and-accessories/Bell-Obtains-Support-Contract-for-Iraq-and-Taiwan_79311.html Thu, 23 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Breeze-Eastern has secured a contract from Boeing to design and build a new cargo winch for the MV-22 Osprey in operation with the U.S... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/components-and-accessories/Boeing-Contracts-Breeze-Eastern-for-MV-22-Winch_79312.html Thu, 23 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed a £15 million ($22.9 million) contract to replenish its stocks of Lockheed Martin’s AGM-114 Hellfire missiles. These are used on the British Army Air Corps (AAC) WAH-64D Apaches and reportedly on the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Reaper unmanned... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/components-and-accessories/British-MoD-Restocks-Supplies-of-Lockheed-Martin-Hellfire-Missile_79299.html Tue, 21 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The U.S. Army’s Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama has issued a multi-year contract to West Hartford... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/components-and-accessories/Goodrich-to-Supply-CH-47-Fuel-Controls_79230.html Thu, 16 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Fort Worth, Texas-based EFW Inc. has obtained an $11.8-million U.S. Navy contract to supply helmet display tracker systems (HDTS) for the Bell... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/components-and-accessories/U-S-Navy-Buys-Helmet-Trackers-from-EFW_79214.html Tue, 14 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT  A DVCS6100 digital airborne audio control system from Becker Avionics has entered service with a... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/components-and-accessories/Duncan-Installs-Becker-Digital-Audio-in-Corporate-AS365_79201.html Mon, 13 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Marcus Bryson, CEO of GKN Aerospace, reports that the company’s sales are up 13 percent to just under £7 billion. GKN is a Tier 1 supplier to the aviation industry and operates through four divisions with facilities in 35 countries and an employee base of 50,000. Bryson said that GKN has turned... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/components-and-accessories/Multi-Year-Contracts-Anchor-GKNs-Defense-Business-Despite-Turn-Toward-Civil_79131.html Fri, 3 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT FAA has issued a group of four airworthiness directives (ADs) related to the Eurocopter AS350/355, 365 and the MBB/Eurocopter BK117. One of the ADs requires inspections of the Aerazur emergency flotation gear, including the attachment brackets on the AS350 (models B, BA, B1... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/products/components-and-accessories/FAA-Requires-New-Inspections-for-AS350-BK117_79132.html Fri, 3 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT