Commercial

Boeing 737-900ER Wins FAA Certification

The FAA awarded type certification to the Boeing 737-900ER (Extended Range) airliner, the company said this week. The 737 derivative incorporates an extra pair of exit doors to increase the maximum passenger…

Business & GA

VLJ Awarded Production Certificate

Eclipse Aviation, Albuquerque, N.M.,  said it received a production certificate from FAA allowing it to manufacture the Eclipse 500 Very Light Jet with an FAA-approved type design. With the certification, FAA has…

Military

EDO Wins P-3C Radar Contract

New York-based EDO Corp. was awarded an $8 million contract from Lockheed Martin to provide the ALR-95 tactical radar Electronic Support Measures (ESM) and surveillance system for seven P-3C Orion maritime patrol…

Business & GA

Piaggio 180 Cockpit Upgrade Certified

Rockwell Collins said its Pro Line 21 Integrated Display System (IDS) has been certified on the Piaggio 180, a nine-passenger turboprop. The installation was performed by Jet Works in Denton, Texas. Pro…

Commercial

Mexican Airline Selects Sagem

Mexican airline ALMA de Mexico selected Sagem Avionics’ Analysis Ground Station (AGS) to launch its Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) program. Guadalajara-based ALMA operates a fleet of 10 CRJ 200s and has…

Commercial

American Upgrades 757 IFE

American Airlines announced plans to upgrade cabin interiors on its entire fleet of 124 Boeing 757 aircraft, including the installation of an updated in-flight entertainment system. Financial terms of the plan were…

Commercial

Continental Picks Rockwell Collins Avionics

Continental Airlines selected a Rockwell Collins suite of avionics systems for 103 Boeing 737 NG and two Boeing 777 aircraft, the companies said Wednesday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.…

Business & GA

Universal SVS Wins European Approval

Universal Avionics, Tucson, Ariz., said it received European certification in March for its Vision-1 Synthetic Vision System (SVS). Vision-1 provides a real-time, computer generated rendering of terrain ahead of the aircraft orientated…

Commercial

United in EFB Talks

United Airlines selected Jeppesen and Teledyne Controls for exclusive contract negotiations to provide key elements of its Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) system, the airline said last week. Speaking at the Teledyne Users…

Commercial

ARINC-Thales in Doha

An ARINC and Thales consortium won a $75 million contract for IT, security and telecommunication systems at the New Doha International Airport (NDIA), currently under construction in the capital of Qatar. Doha’s…