MilitaryBoeing Completes Insitu Acquisition Boeing completed its acquisition of Insitu, Bingen, Wash., a manufacturer of unmanned air systems. The acquisition, which was announced in July, is part of a plan to increase Boeing’s presence in the…
CommercialAir Canada to Install Aircell Web System Air Canada became the latest North American airline to announce plans to offer Aircell’s in-flight mobile broadband service. The agreement, announced at this week’s World Airline Entertainment Association convention, will make Aircell’s…
CommercialIntegrity RTOS Chosen for Orion Spacecraft Green Hills Software, Santa Barbara, Calif., said its Platform for Avionics, including Integrity-178B real-time operating system, has been chosen for safety-critical electronics of the NASA Orion crew exploration vehicle. Integrity-178B, certified to…
Business & GALynxOS RTOS Chosen for Pro Line Fusion Rockwell Collins will use LynuxWorks’ LynxOS-178 real-time operating system on its Pro Line Fusion avionics system, the companies announced Monday. "Our mission is to make our RTOS the industry's foremost enabler of…
MilitaryC-130 AMP Completes Software Development Boeing completed software development for its C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP), the company said Friday. The milestone, together with the test flight Aug. 18, marks the end of the developmental stage of…
MilitaryAIM UK Named Beltronic Distributor AIM UK was named the exclusive distributor for Beltronic GmbH’s family of Ruggedised/Portable PCs and Displays for the U.K. defense, aerospace and industrial markets. Beltronic, based in Lottstetten, Germany, designs, develops and…
CommercialAvionica Achieves ISO 9001:2000 Certification Avionica, Miami, the manufacturer of flight data management systems, achieved ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100 certification, the company said Thursday. AS9100 is a standardized quality management system for the aerospace industry. It was…
Business & GAEclipse Aviation Shakes Up Management Eclipse Aviation, Albuquerque, N.M., shook up its management structure in an attempt to return the company to profitability. Peg Billson, previously the company’s chief operating officer, has been appointed president and general…
Business & GAIS&S, Kollsman Settle Litigation Elbit Systems U.S. subsidiary Kollsman, Merrimack, N.H., will pay Innovative Solutions & Support, Exton, Pa., $17 million to settle their litigation over the misuse of IS&S’s air date computer technology, according to…
CommercialDO-178 Industry Group Formed Presagis, Montreal, and HighRely, Phoenix, formed a DO-178 Industry Group with the goal of providing tools and guidance in support of projects requiring RTCA DO-178B certification. The group said it looks to…