ATM Modernization

FAA Predicts Strong Growth in Aviation

U.S. skies are crowded and getting worse, according to a forecast by the FAA, which predicts commercial air carriers will carry a billion passengers by 2015. The FAA predicts 768 million passengers…

Commercial

Esterline Completes CMC Buy

Aerospace company Esterline Corp. completed its $335 million acquistion of Canadian avionics company CMC Electronics, the companies said Thursday. Esterline, Bellevue, Wash., said CMC will continue to run as a stand-alone operation…

ATM Modernization

New Look to the OEP

The FAA and the Joint Planning and Development Office said they are revamping and expanding their plan for implementing the Next Generation Air Transportation System (Next-Gen), as cost estimates for stakeholders are…

Military

Northrop Grumman to Begin B-2 Satcom Development

The U.S. Air Force approved Northrop Grumman to begin formal development on a new satellite communication system for the B-2 stealth bomber. The system, Northrop Grumman said, will eventually allow the aircraft…

Military

Lockheed Martin Wins USAF Pact

Lockheed Martin Corp. won a $22.1 million contract to provide a replacement unit for a defensive avionics system which identifies, acquires and denies enemy radars and missiles for the B-1 bomber for…

Business & GA

Enstrom Helicopter Chooses Chelton EFIS

Enstrom Helicopter Corp., Menominee, Mich., said it chose Chelton Flight Systems’ Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) for its Model 480B helicopter program. Enstrom said it will certify the Chelton EFIS as a…

Business & GA

Lockheed Martin in UAV Pact

Lockheed Martin and Kaman Aerospace Corp. (KAC), Bloomfield, Conn., announced a new partnership where they will market advanced manned and unmanned helicopter systems worldwide for government applications. Through this partnership, Lockheed Martin…

Business & GA

L-3, IAC to Develop Flight Data Recorders

L-3 Communications Aviation Recorders is teaming with Intelligent Automation Corp. (IAC) to supply cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and enhanced flight data recorder (FDR) products for use in the IAC 1249 SuperHUMS, a…

ATM Modernization

Arinc to Support ATC Services in Asia

Arinc Engineering Services, Annapolis, Md., said it received a $485,000 task order to provide engineering, training and maintenance support in Southwest Asia for the Air Force’s TRAPCON (Transportable Radar Approach Control) systems…

Commercial

CAE Sells Its First 787 Simulators

Canadian aircraft simulator company CAE said it sold its first three Boeing 787 full-flight simulators — two to Qantas and one to Shanghai Eastern Flight Training, the training subsidiary for China Eastern…