CommercialThales Opens New IFE Center in London Thales said last week it has a new address at London Heathrow, closer to some of its airline customers, to provide services including turn-key maintenance, onboard services and repairs. It is also…
ATM ModernizationPanama Chooses Thales’s TopSky ATM System Thales was selected by the Civil Aviation Authority of Panama (AAC) to deploy air traffic management systems, including TopSky, for en route and approach segments of the country's airspace, the company said…
Business & GAeuroAtlantic airways Selects Navtech EFB App Navtech signed a multi-year agreement with euroAtlantic airways for provisioning aeronautical electronic charts for the iPad, in a Class 2 electronic flight bag (EFB). Navtech iCharts is an application that brings Navtech…
Embedded AvionicsRockwell Collins Selected for DARPA SVS Contract The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Rockwell Collins to develop the synthetic vision avionics backbone for next generation helicopter operations under the Multi-Function Radio Frequency (MFRF) program. Rockwell Collins…
Business & GAEclipse Aerospace Begins Production of Eclipse 550 Eclipse Aerospace this week marked the beginning of initial production of its Eclipse 550 twin-engine jet, with deliveries expected to begin next year. Eclipse, based in Albuquerque, N.M., said it plans initial…
ATM ModernizationNorway to Trial Sensis Remote ATC Tower Technology Saab and AVINOR, the Air Navigation Service Provider for Norway, have signed a contract to trial remotely operated air traffic service tower technology in Norway later this year. For this trial, AVINOR's…
ATM ModernizationRockwell Collins CEO Advocates NextGen Public-Private Partnerships Rockwell Collins CEO Clay Jones Rockwell Collins President and CEO Clay Jones on Tuesday called on the aviation industry to step up its creation of public-private partnerships in order to accelerate the implementation of FAA's multi-billion-dollar NextGen…
Business & GALao Central Airlines Selects Lufthansa Systems Laotian start-up airline Lao Center Airlines selected Lido/FMS database and the Lido/RouteManual navigation charts from Lufthansa Systems under a five-year contract announced Tuesday. Lao Center Airlines began flight operations at the end…
Business & GAAvionics Magazine’s Woman of the Year Nan Mattai Nan Mattai considers it her passion to connect women in engineering and technical roles in the aerospace industry to each other, essentially allowing her to provide the role models and mentoring that…
Business & GAJean Valentine Family plays a huge part of our development. Parents are our first teachers, and our siblings our first playmates. For Jean Valentine, a honorable mention for the Avionics Magazine Woman of…