Military

CMC Electronics Selected for T-6C Trainer

Esterline CMC Electronics (CMC) has received initial orders from Hawker Beechcraft Corp. (HBC) to supply its Cockpit 4000 integrated avionics suite for 24 T6-C trainer aircraft for the Royal Moroccan air force.…

Commercial

Boeing 747-8 Completes First Flight

The Boeing 747-8 Freighter completed its 3 1/2-hour maiden flight Monday in Everett, Wash. During the flight, the airplane underwent tests for basic handling qualities and engine performance. The airplane reached a cruising altitude of 17,000 feet and…

Commercial

GOL Airlines Selects Rockwell Collins

Brazil's GOL Airlines has selected Rockwell Collins to provide CMU-900 Communications Management Unit (CMU) for its fleet of Boeing 737NGs. In addition, Rockwell Collins said the aircraft will be equipped with its GLU-925 Multi-Mode Receiver…

Commercial

Panasonic to Equip Turkish Airlines

Panasonic Avionics Corp., based in Lake Forest, Calif., and AeroMobile were selected by Turkish Airlines to supply the carrier with Panasonic’s eX2 In-Flight Entertainment and Global Communications Suite product. Panasonic’s eX2 and Global Communications Suite systems are…

Commercial

Cebu Pacific Air Selects Rockwell Collins

Philippine airline Cebu Pacific Air has chosen Rockwell Collins to provide a suite of communication, navigation and surveillance systems as baseline equipment for its 15 new Airbus A320s and its five options.…

Commercial

OnAir Selected for A350XWB

OnAir will provide the in-flight communications system for the Airbus A350 XWB. OnAir, a joint venture of Airbus and SITA, said its system complies with the in-flight communications architecture (based on the ALNA V2…

Commercial

Carlisle Interconnect Signs Airbus Contracts

Carlisle Interconnect Technologies signed two long-term supply agreements with Airbus last month, the company announced. Financial terms of the contracts were not disclosed. Under the first agreement, Carlisle Interconnect Technologies will supply…

Commercial

SIA Engineering, Panasonic to Explore MRO JV

SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Panasonic Avionics, based in Lake Forest, Calif., to explore the feasibility of forming a MRO joint venture for Panasonic's in-flight entertainment and communications…

Commercial

Thales Selected by CEBU Pacific

Philippine air carrier CEBU Pacific has selected Thales avionics equipment for 15 Airbus A320s with delivery starting in later this year. The announcement was made at this week's Singapore Air Show. The equipment…

Commercial

Hainan Airline to Use Honeywell Avionics

Honeywell said Feb. 2 tt will provide a suite of avionics for Hainan Airlines’ new Airbus A320 deliveries in the next three years. The contract details were not disclosed. The avionics selected includes Honeywell's Air…