MilitaryBoeing to Begin LRIP of P-8A Poseidon Boeing received a $1.6 billion contract from the U.S. Navy for low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The LRIP 1 contract is for six P-8A aircraft, spares, logistics and…
CommercialGE, AVIC Form Avionics Joint Venture GE Aviation and Aviation Industry Corp. of China (AVIC) on Friday formed a 50/50 joint venture company, GE-AVIC Civil Avionics Systems Company Ltd., to develop and market integrated avionic systems for new…
CommercialARINC Tests VDL Mode 2 Frequency Management ARINC, of Annapolis, Md., demonstrated a Multi-Frequency Management (MFM) auto-tune capability for VDL Mode 2 (VHF Digital Link Mode 2) communications. During the tests in Q3 of 2010, which were performed with Boeing,…
Embedded AvionicsARINC Upgrading Avionics for OC-135B ARINC Engineering Services, of Annapolis, Md., started installation of new cockpit avionics on the first of two ‘Open Skies’ OC-135B observation aircraft of the U.S. Air Force, the company said Thursday. Under…
Business & GAHangar One to Upgrade LASD Helicopters Hangar One Avionics, of Carlsbad, Calif., has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) to upgrade the avionics systems on its new fleet of 14 Eurocopter…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan COMMERCIAL Sky Interior Continental Airlines in late December took delivery of a 737-800 fitted with Boeing’s new Sky Interior, becoming the first North American carrier to receive the improved cabin. Boeing said…
MilitaryJoint STARS Test Bed Completes Deployment Northrop Grumman's E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) test bed aircraft completed the second of two deployments to Naval Air Station Pt. Mugu, Calif., in support of the U.S.…
CommercialBoeing Sets 787 Delivery Target After supply-chain snags, cost overruns and numerous program delays, Boeing announced Jan. 18 it expects to deliver the first 787 Dreamliner, to launch customer All-Nippon Airways (ANA), in the third quarter of…
Business & GAG650 Flies with Electric Flight Control System Gulfstream flew a G650 flight-test aircraft for the first time using only an electrically powered, fly-by-wire backup flight-control actuation system, the airframer said Wednesday. Gulfstream’s Serial Number (S/N) 6001 flew for a…
MilitaryARINC to Modernize C-130Bs for Indonesia ARINC Engineering Services, of Annapolis, Md., was awarded a $63.7 million contract to modernize five C-130B transport aircraft of the Indonesian Air Force. Under terms of the contract, the program will include…