CommercialRockwell Collins Signs A330 Service Pact Rockwell Collins has been selected by Airbus to provide its Dispatch Program for Singapore Airlines to maintain its future fleet of 19 leased A330 aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in January.…
CommercialPanasonic in Deal with Norwegian Air Shuttle Panasonic Avionics Corp., Lake Forest, Calif., signed an agreement with low-cost airline Norwegian Air Shuttle to provide its Digital MPES (DMPES) in-flight entertainment (IFE) system on 45 B737-800s. The system includes audio, video, moving maps,…
CommercialBritish Airways Selects Thales IFE British Airways signed a multi-million dollar deal to install Thales’ TopSeries in-flight entertainment (IFE) system on its new delivery aircraft and next-generation aircraft. Thales said the system will give customers access more…
MilitaryGoodrich Signs Sensor Contract Goodrich Corp., Charlotte, N.C., received a contract from the Naval Research Laboratory to provide CA-247 wide-area airborne persistent surveillance sensors and associated data items for U.S. forces. Financial terms of the deal were…
Business & GAOnAir to Equip A319 with Data Services OnAir, an Airbus and SITA joint venture, signed its first VIP contract with a government in the Middle East to equip an A319 corporate jet with its voice and data connectivity services.…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Tests Pilotage System Lockheed Martin announced Wednesday the successful first flight of its Pathfinder advanced pilotage system on an Army HH-60L Black Hawk MEDEVAC helicopter at Felker Army Airfield in Fort Eustis, Va. This flight…
Business & GAWest Star Aviation Installs EVS System West Star Aviation, of Grand Junction, Colo., completed a successful flight test in October of a Challenger CL-604 aircraft equipped with a new fairing and enhanced vision system (EVS). The EVS system was…
MilitaryElbit Buys Innovative Concepts Elbit Systems of America, of Fort Worth, Texas, will pay $15 million in cash to acquire all the shares of Innovative Concepts, Inc., of McLean, Va., from Herley Industries, the company announced Tuesday. Innovative Concepts…
CommercialCAE Books $52.2 Million in FFS Orders CAE, Montreal, received has received $52.2 million in orders to design and manufacture five full-flight simulators (FFS) and associated training devices. The contracts are with American Airlines, Air New Zealand, Suzuyo, and…
MilitaryElbit Wins Embraer Contract Elbit Systems, Haifa, Israel, was awarded a contract by Embraer to supply avionics for the Brazilian AMX jet upgrade project for the Brazilian air force. The initial development and prototype phase of…