Military

Boeing Awarded UAS Study Contract

Boeing received a $275,000 contract from the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division for a study of the magnetic noise associated with the heavy-fuel propulsion system on Boeing's MagEagle Compressed Carriage…

Business & GA

Precision Heliparts-Canada Signs MRO Contract

Precision Heliparts-Canada and Precision Accessories & Instruments-Canada have been awarded a $10 million contract from Heli-One, of Vancouver, Canada, for component repair and overhaul services. The agreement includes Maintenance Repair and Overhaul…

Commercial

Rockwell Collins Simulator Earns Certification

Rockwell Collins achieved JAR-FSTD A Level D, Zero Flight Time certification from the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority for its new Boeing 737 NG full flight simulator. The device, which is part of…

Military

SYSGO Product DO-178B Certified

SYSGO, of Mainz, Germany, announced that its first software-based AFDX (Avionic Full-Duplex Switched Ethernet) (ARINC-664) system received DO-178B Level C certification. This implementation is part of an engine monitoring unit (EMU) developed…

Commercial

ANA to Deploy Panasonic IFE System

Panasonic Avionics Corp., based in Lake Forest, Calif., received an order for its eX2 in-flight entertainment (IFE) system from All Nippon Airways (ANA) for its Boeing 767-300ERs and Boeing 777-300ERs. The eX2 system includes…

Commercial

CAE Signs Simulator Contracts

CAE, of Montreal, signed contracts valued at about $51.7 million at list prices to design and manufacture four full-flight simulators (FFS) and related training devices, and to provide simulator updates and relocations. The FFS…

Military

Northrop Grumman Signs AHRS Contract

Northrop Grumman was awarded a contract by Saab Aerosystems to deliver Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRS) for the NEURON European unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator. The LCR-100 AHRS units will be…

Commercial

Delta TechOps Expands Agreement with Omni Air

Delta TechOps has expanded its maintenance agreement with Tulsa-based Omni Air International (OAI) to include component and inventory support for the charter airline’s new Boeing 767 fleet. As part of the five-year…

Commercial

Croatia Airlines to Use Lufthansa Lido/Flight Bag

Lufthansa Systems said it successfully implemented its Lido/FlightBag electronic cockpit communication platform for Croatia Airlines. The first scheduled Croatia Airlines flight to carry the EFB solution, an Airbus A320, took off in…

Business & GA

HBC Adds EVS Option to Bonanzas, Barons

Hawker Beechcraft Corp. (HBA) is adding options for enhanced vision systems on its Bonanza and Baron aircraft, the company announced. The airframe manufacturer said the EVS-100 and EVS-600 enhanced vision systems from Forward…