CommercialChina Eastern Airlines Selects Rockwell Collins Systems China Eastern Airlines has selected a host of Rockwell Collins avionics, including its WXR-2100 MultiScan Threat Detection System and GLU-925 Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR), for 50 new Airbus A320s. Deliveries are expected to…
Business & GASikorsky Selects Sandel's HeliTAWS for S-70i Sandel Avionics, based in Vista, Calif., will supply a Mil-Std version of its HeliTAWS wire and terrain alerting system for forward-fit installations on Sikorsky's S-70i Black Hawk helicopter in mid-2012. The Sandel HeliTAWS…
Business & GANorthrop Grumman Awarded Avionics Maintenance Contract Northrop Grumman was awarded a five-year, $19 million contract by the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) to repair avionics equipment on the SH-60 Seahawk helicopter and the EA-6B Prowler. Under the…
ATM ModernizationAirbus Conducts 4-D Trajectory Management Test Airbus has conducted what it is calling the world's first flight using a four-dimensional optimized and upgraded air traffic management (ATM) technology to fly more accurate and efficient routes, the airframe manufacturer said…
CommercialHainan Airlines Selects Rockwell Collins Avionics Hainan Airlines selected a suite of Rockwell Collins avionics systems, including its WXR-2100 MultiScan Threat Detection System and GLU-925 Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR), for 47 new Airbus A320s. The companies made the announcement…
Embedded AvionicsRaytheon to Upgrade Software of Airborne Radio Raytheon is upgrading the Integrated Waveform (IV) software in its AN/ARC-231 airborne radio terminals, a move that will triple the satellite capacity, the company said. Prior to the software upgrade, this form of…
Business & GAPanel: GPS Is Vital, But Vulnerable Aviation concerns went before a House subcommittee on Wednesday touting the importance of the GPS network to the industry, but urged lawmakers to defend the integrity of the GPS network from potential…
Business & GAMSP Aero Awarded STC for Appareo Data Monitoring Unit MSP Aero, based in Minneapolis, was awarded a FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for the installation of the Vision 1000 Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) system from Appareo Systems on AgustaWestland AW109/119 series. The Vision…
ATM ModernizationAir France Selects Lufthansa Flight Planning System Air France selected Lufthansa Systems' Lido/Flight flight planning system, which calculates optimal flight routes, under a five-year contract announced Tuesday. The system, a component of the Integrated Operations Control Center (IOCC) from…
Business & GAAAI to Provide Test Systems for CV-22 Fleet AAI Test & Training, based in Hunt Valley, Md., was awarded a $7.7 million contract to provide Advanced Boresight Equipment (ABE) for the U.S. Air Force and Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Bell Boeing CV-22 Osprey…