CommercialEASA Approves ACSS TCAS Software Upgrade ACSS, an L-3 Communications and Thales joint venture, has received European Technical Standard Order (ETSO) Authorization from EASA for Change 7.1 software for its TCAS 2000 and TCAS II traffic alert and…
Business & GAInsitu STUAS Completes Review Insitu, based in Bingen, Wash., said Wednesday that its Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft (STUAS) Integrator program completed a system requirements review by the U.S. Navy in February. The company said the milestone establishes system…
MilitaryTRACER Radar Completes Flight Tests Lockheed Martin's Tactical Reconnaissance and Counter-Concealment-Enabled Radar, TRACER, has completed flight testing aboard a Predator B MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial System, the company announced Wednesday. TRACER is a dual-band (UHF and VHF) synthetic-aperture…
CommercialAMC, AEEC Kick Off in Memphis Hundreds of avionics maintenance professionals and avionics engineering executives are gathering in Memphis, Tenn., this week to address emerging cockpit and cabin technologies and discuss ongoing maintenance issues at the AMC Open Forum and AEEC General…
CommercialGOL, GE Sign Services Contract Brazilian airline GOL Transportes Aereos signed a five-year OnPoint services contract for Boeing 737NGs with GE Aviation. The agreement covers repair services and logistics for all systems provided by GE including various…
MilitaryRockwell Collins in Maintenance Contract Rockwell Collins has signed a maintenance agreement with L-3 Communications to provide avionics service and support for the U.S. Air Force Project Liberty Aircraft program. The contract calls for Rockwell Collins to…
MilitaryL-3 to Begin LRIP of Navy's EP-E3 L-3 Communications' Platform Integration division has been approved to begin low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the U.S. Navy's EP-3E Spiral 3-configured aircraft, the company announced Friday. The aircraft includes an upgraded intelligence,…
CommercialFedEx Delivers Maintenance Cargo carrier FedEx Express operates a fleet of hundreds of aircraft across a global network, employs thousands of pilots and maintenance professionals and is responsible for making sure packages arrive safely and…
MilitaryKilo Cockpit The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) considers the Marine Corps CH-53K Heavy Lift Replacement helicopter a derivative of the hard-flown CH-53E in operation today. In fact, new avionics, engines, transmission, structures, rotor…
Editor's NoteEra Of Airborne RFID Begins Anticipated for the past several years, the application of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags for component tracking on commercial aircraft is upon us, at least for tags that are "passive," or without…
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