Commercial

Cathay Pacific Selects Panasonic IFE System

Cathay Pacific Airways and Panasonic Avionics Corp., of Lake Forest, Calif., announced Tuesday the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the provision of full broadband connectivity on all Cathay Pacific and…

Business & GA

CAE Books $52 Million in Simulator Orders

CAE, of Montreal, was awarded $52 million in contracts in training systems for Bombardier, ATR, Vietnam Airlines, and an undisclosed U.S.-based legacy airline. Bombardier purchased a CAE 7000 Series FFS to Bombardier…

ATM Modernization

Nav Canada Acquires Searidge

Nav Canada has acquired the majority interest in Searidge Technologies Inc., a Quebec-based provider of video systems to air traffic control and airport markets, the companies announced Thursday. Financial details of the…

ATM Modernization

Northrop Grumman in UAV Refueling Contract

Northrop Grumman was awarded a $33 million contract from DARPA to demonstrate aerial refueling of a NASA Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by a sister ship. The program will be designated…

Business & GA

Editor's Note: A Layered Approach

North Carolina may be the “First in Flight,” as its license plate attests, but it’s back in the pack when it comes to state-by-state aerospace employment. Recently, though, the Tar Heel state…

ATM Modernization

Industry Scan

Publication Of ADS-B Out Performance Rule Starts The Clock Toward 2020 The FAA final rule establishing avionics performance requirements for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out capability by 2020 was announced May 27…

ATM Modernization

People

RTCA Appointments RTCA Inc., based in Washington, D.C., named Andrew V. Cebula vice president of strategy and programs. Most recently, Cebula was director of aviation affairs at Sensis Corp. In this new…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

July 14-17 Airborne Law Enforcement Association (ALEA) Annual Convention, Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, Ariz. Contact ALEA, phone 301-631-2406 or visit www.alea.org. 19-25 Farnborough International Airshow, Farnborough Airport, England. Visit www.farnborough.com. 26-Aug. 1…

Military

‘Such A Capable Helmet’

Stealthy, supersonic and sensor-rich, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, or Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), will engage air and ground targets day or night. Key to using the F-35 in combat is…

Embedded Avionics

Move Over, VME

Standards-based aviation computing took off with VME (Versa Module Eurocard) when the military switched from mil-spec to commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) processors. But this ubiquitous parallel bus technology has reached a speed limit.…