ATM ModernizationFAA Funds ADS-B For JetBlue A320s JetBlue Airways will equip up to 35 Airbus A320s with ADS-B capability, including the ACSS SafeRoute suite of ADS-B applications, in a demonstration funded with $4.2 million from FAA. The so-called partnership…
Business & GAEurocopter Opens North Sea Facility Eurocopter on Tuesday officially inaugurated its new North Sea Service Center in Aberdeen, Scotland. The facility will be provide training, technical support and logistics facility in close proximity to helicopter operators who…
Embedded AvionicsRaytheon Awarded P-8A Radar Contract Boeing has awarded Raytheon a low rate initial production contract to develop six long-range, multimission maritime and overland surveillance radars plus spares for its P-8A Poseidon. Financial terms of the contract were…
Business & GAITT to Begin Production of AN/ALQ-211 ITT Corp. was awarded a follow-on $37 million contract for full-rate production of the AN/ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS), an integrated situational awareness and self-protection system to be installed…
Business & GACobham to Supply EFIS for LAPD The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has selected Cobham to supply its Synthetic Vision Electronic Flight Instrument Systems (EFIS) for its fleet of 19 Eurocopter and Bell helicopters. The LAPD rotorcraft will…
Business & GAMid-Continent Expands Repair Capabilities Mid-Continent Instruments, based in Wichita, Kan., announced Monday that it is expanding its weather radar capabilities, including calibration, overhaul, repair and exchange. The company said it is "aggressively growing" its avionics repair…
ATM ModernizationPreparing For PBN Airspace modernization is an enormously complex task. But aviation industry stakeholders are seeking safe passage through “NowGen” the period when performance-based navigation technologies are emerging to the reality of NextGen operations by…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Connectors For aircraft manufacturers and operators it’s simple math: adding new technology, such as in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems, and subtracting weight yields an increase in service quality and lower fuel costs. However, this…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Licensing Options Data Device Corp. (DDC), based in Bohemia, N.Y., added licensing options to its data bus test and verification, and system integration and simulation software packages. The options include USB Dongle,…
CommercialAV Receives Raven Digital Upgrade Kit Order AeroVironment (AV), of Monrovia, Calif., received a $7.8 million order under an existing contract with the U.S. Army to provide 919 digital module upgrade kits for the Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).…