CommercialNorthrop Grumman’s P-8A ESM Receives Official Nomenclature Northrop Grumman’s Electronic Support Measures (ESM) system for the U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon has received its official nomenclature—the AN/ALQ-240(V)1. Assigning the ESM with an official nomenclature indicates that the system is unique…
Business & GANBAA's Bolen Blasts President for Business Aviation Comment National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen said President Barack Obama "denigrated" the business aviation industry during last night's debate with suggestions of eliminating tax cuts for corporate jet…
Business & GAAvidyne Receives FAA Approval for DFC90 in Cessna 182s Avidyne Corp. has received an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for installation of its DFC90 digital autopilot in Cessna 182-series aircraft when interfaced with the Aspen Avionics Evolution Pro Primary Flight Display…
CommercialAllegiant Air to Offer Row 44 IFE Allegiant Air will offer the Row 44 video-on-demand (VOD) service on its fleet of 757s, as part of a new partnership with the in-flight entertainment (IFE) provider. Row 44 said Allegiant will…
Embedded AvionicsBoeing’s GPS IIF Satellite is Ready for US Air Force Launch Boeing on Wednesday announced that its third production GPS IIF satellite is ready for its Oct. 4 launch at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The SVN-65 is the third of 12 GPS…
ATM ModernizationFAA to Provide $1.3 Million for Airport Surveillance Equipment FAA is providing $1.3 million in grants for Chicago O’Hare, Denver and San Francisco International Airports for vehicle surveillance equipment to reduce the risk of “conflicts” between airport safety vehicles and aircraft.…
CommercialUS Air Force Contracts PKL for F-15 Support The U.S. Air Force (USAF) issued a five-year $51 million contract to provide functional elements spanning operations, maintenance and simulator support for USAF and Republic of Singapore (RSAF) F-15 aircraft. The Air…
MilitaryThales, Dassault Deliver Rafale C137 to France The French defense procurement agency (DGA) has received the first production Rafale C137 aircraft equipped with the Thales RBE2 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar. Thales said its radar is designed to…
Business & GAGetting Back to Business After several years of poor sales, the market for new business aircraft seems to be improving for OEMs and their avionics suppliers. In May, Cessna announced with great fanfare the launch of…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Cockpit Displays In these lean economic times, operators of all stripes are increasingly looking for ways to boost the capability and service life of their aircraft. Prominent among potential upgrades are new, more capable…