Business & GA

JetCorp Awarded FAA STC for Aircell CTR

JetCorp Technical Services, based in St. Louis, Mo., received FAA supplemental type certification for installation of the Aircell Cabin Telecommunications Router (CTR) aboard a Bombardier Challenger 300 business jet. Installation and certification of…

Military

Insitu Awarded Navair Contract

Boeing subsidiary Insitu, based in Bingen, Wash., was awarded an $83.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy for operations and maintenance services in support government-owned ScanEagle unmanned aerial systems (UAS), including: multiple…

Business & GA

OnAir, TriaGnoSys Unveil Connectivity System

Airbus and SITA joint venture OnAir and TriaGnoSys, of Wessling, Germany, on Thursday unveiled a connectivity system for business jets. OnAir is the telecoms services provider, with TriaGnoSys providing the hardware and…

ATM Modernization

Babbitt Reassures Congress on ATC Safety

FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt reassured Congress that the agency is addressing the recent troubles in air traffic control towers and reiterated the steps FAA is taking to reduce air traffic controller incidents. Testifying before…

Commercial

AV Awarded Raven SUAS Contract

AeroVironment (AV), of Monrovia, Calif., received an $8.4 million contract order under a follow-on contract with the U.S. Army to supply Raven small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) and initial spares packages. The Raven…

Business & GA

G500H Certified on Eurocopters in Canada

Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) awarded a supplemental type certificate (STC) for the installation of Garmin's G500H glass cockpit in Eurocopter AS350B2, AS350B3 and/or EC130B4 helicopters. With this validation, authorized Garmin dealers can install…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

June 9 Global Partnerships in Avionics Development Engineering, An Avionics Magazine Webinar, sponsored by Infotech. 11 a.m. ET. To register, visit www.aviationtoday.com/webinars.   15-16 RTCA 2011 Annual Symposium: Accelerating NextGen Through Public-Private Partnership,…

Military

Raytheon Awarded Radar Receiver Contract

Raytheon received an $84.7 million U.S. Navy contract for continued production of ALR-67(V)3 digital radar warning receivers. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. The…

Military

C-130 Lab Receives Airborne Radio

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) C-130 Systems Integration Laboratory has received an initial Small Airborne Joint Tactical Radio from the Lockheed Martin Airborne, Maritime/Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio System team. The initial…

Military

Northrop Grumman Wins BACN Extension

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $48.7 million contract modification for continuing operations and support of the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) system. Under the contract modification, Northrop Grumman…