Business & GAAspen MFD Receives FAA TSO Aspen Avionics, based in Albuquerque, N.M., said its EFD500 Multi-Function Display (MFD), EFD1000 MFD and EWR50 Evolution Weather Receiver received FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) Authorization. The MFDs are built on the same…
ATM ModernizationSensis System Certified for En Route Separation Sensis Corp.'s Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) deployment around four airports in Colorado achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC) from FAA, making it the first multilateration system accepted in the National Airspace System by FAA for the…
MilitaryCarlisle Buys Jerrik Carlisle Companies Inc., based in Charlotte, N.C., acquired Jerrik, a manufacturer of military and aerospace filter connectors, the companies announced Friday. The company is located in Tempe, Ariz., and will operate as part of…
MilitaryKontron Acquires Digital-Logic Kontron, based in Eching, Germany, has acquired a majority stake in Digital-Logic AG, a Swiss manufacturer of rugged embedded computer boards and systems. Kontron will up its holdings to 78 percent, and…
Business & GAAircell System Selected for Dassault Falcon Dassault will install an in-flight Internet system from Aircell, the companies announced last week. Dassault Falcon will offer the Aircell High Speed Internet system aboard its entire fleet, including the Falcon 7X,…
Business & GAUniversal Streamlines FMS Certification Path Universal Avionics, based in Tucson, Ariz., in collaboration with FAA, is streamlining the certification process for the WAAS/SBAS-Flight Management System (FMS). The company said the "Engineering Assisted Field Approval Process" provides Universal FMS operators an…
CommercialHoneywell Wins Air China APU Order Honeywell received a $64 million contract to supply its 131-9A Auxiliary Power Units (APU) for Air China's new A320 deliveries and will also administer an exclusive supply agreement for APUs on 141…
CommercialPanasonic Inks Deal with US Airways Panasonic Avionics, based in Lake Forest, Calif., announced a deal with US Airways under which the avionics company will install its eX2 in-flight entertainment and communication (IFEC) system on 15 Airbus A330-200s used on trans-Atlantic routes.…
Business & GAHoneywell Runway Safety Systems OKed Honeywell's SmartRunway and SmartLanding products received FAA technical standard order (TSO) approval, the company said Wednesday. The company said SmartRunway provides visual and aural alerts to pilots about runway and taxi locations and…
MilitaryEMS Defense Wins F-22 Contract EMS Defense & Space was awarded a $3.7 million contract from Lockheed Martin to develop an electronically steered, switched-beam antenna for the F-22 Multi-function Advanced Data Link (MADL) system upgrade. EMS currently…