CommercialCSSI Wins FAA Safety Support Contract CSSI, Inc., based in Washington, D.C., was awarded a $124 million task order contract to support FAA's Air Traffic Organization’s (ATO) Office of Safety. Under this contract, CSSI will apply safety management system principles…
CommercialRockwell Collins Delivers Trainer Rockwell Collins delivered its Virtual Avionics Procedures Trainer (VAPT) system to Corporate Aircraft SA, an authorized dealer of Hawker Beechcraft aircraft, for an unnamed customer. The device will train pilots flying King…
CommercialVT Group Acquires Evergreen Unmanned Systems VT Group, the U.S. division of U.K.-based Babcock International, will acquire the Evergreen Unmanned Systems business unit, part of Evergreen International Aviation, the companies announced Tuesday. Financial terms of the acquisition were…
CommercialCimber Sterling Selects Delta TechOps Delta TechOps signed a three-year, multimillion dollar contract with Danish airline Cimber Sterling to provide time and materials services for 11 CFM56-7B engines and Honeywell GTCP131-9B auxiliary power units (APU) for the airline’s…
CommercialBAE Signs Commercial Aviation Contracts BAE Systems on Friday announced a series of commercial aircraft support and engineering contracts, including a multi-year agreement with Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. to provide engineering development and integration services related to flight…
CommercialJetBlue, ViaSat in Connectivity Contract JetBlue Airways and ViaSat signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) last week to create "the industry's best in-flight broadband for commercial aviation," the companies said. The MOU includes in-flight broadband access and other…
ATM ModernizationEquipage, Timing Key to NextGen Implementation Some 300 aviation industry stakeholders gathered to consider ongoing challenges in the NextGen transition during the RTCA Fall Symposium, co-organized by Avionics Magazine, Sept. 22 in Washington, D.C. Recently confirmed FAA Deputy…
ATM ModernizationThales to Supply ATC Equipment to Belgium Thales won a contract with Belgium to supply of STAR 2000/RSM 970 S co-mounted radars to replace approach radars. The new systems will be installed initially at Brussels National and Ostend airports,…
ATM ModernizationITT CEO Urges NextGen Equipage The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) promises great benefits and efficiencies but only if the stakeholders equip their aircraft with the technology, according to the president and CEO of ITT Corp.…
ATM ModernizationThales to Deliver ATC Systems to Congo Thales has been awarded a contract by the Congolese Ministry of Transport for the supply, installation and commissioning of an air traffic management/air traffic control surveillance system. The system will include EUROCAT…