MilitaryBoeing On Time, On Budget for Super Hornets, Growlers Boeing on Wednesday provided a delivery update for its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighters and EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft, saying the 257 aircraft have been delivered to the Navy on time…
ATM ModernizationLAN Flies GE-Designed PBN Flight Path in Peru South American airline LAN Airlines flew Latin America's first continuously guided flight from takeoff to landing using Performance-based Navigation (PBN) technology, the airline said Thursday. The PBN flight plan between Cusco and Lima,…
Business & GABillions in Orders Booked at Singapore Airshow Thousands descended on Singapore last week for the biannual Singapore Airshow, and by the end of the week, the event tallied $30 billion in new commercial and military aircraft orders, signaling strength…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Deploys TRACER System Lockheed Martin said its Tactical Reconnaissance and Counter-Concealment-Enabled Radar (TRACER) has been deployed to on a U.S. Army C12 aircraft for U.S. Southern Command's (SOUTHCOM) counter-terrorism, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. The…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Completes U.K. E-3D AWACS Repairs Northrop Grumman said Tuesday it successfully completed repairs to a wing spar on a U.K. E-3D Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (U.K. AWACS) aircraft and delivered it to the Royal Air…
Business & GALONGBOW Delivers First Block III Apache Data Link System to the Army The LONGBOW LLC, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, delivered the first production Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) to the U.S. Army for the Apache…
MilitaryBAE Systems to Provide EW Systems for B-2 BAE Systems has won a contract from Northrop Grumman to provide Electronic Support Measure (ESM) systems for use on all 20 B-2 Spirit bombers. This ESM upgrade will be a complete replacement…
CommercialJEJU AIR Selects Honeywell Avionics for 737-800NGs South Korean low-cost carrier JEJU AIR has selected Honeywell to provide a full suite of avionics for its new fleet of Boeing 737-800 NGs. This multimillion-dollar contract covers six aircraft that are…
ATM ModernizationMetron Aviation Names New COO Metron Aviation, a subsidiary of Airbus Americas based in Dulles, Va., promoted Jim Gaughan to chief operating officer. Gaughan previously held the position of executive vice president and general manager of the Advanced…
ATM ModernizationGAO: NextGen Programs $4.2 Billion Over Budget More than one-third of major air traffic control acquisition programs associated with FAA's Next Generation Air Transportation (NextGen) program have gone $4.2 billion beyond their initial estimates, and half have experienced schedule delays,…