CommercialARINC to Provide ACARS for Japan's AVICOM Annapolis, Md.-based ARINC has reached an agreement to provide IT maintenance and support for Japan’s AVICOM aircraft communications addressing and reporting system (ACARS). AVICOM provides aviation communications for Japanese airlines, and has…
ATM ModernizationAirbus, EADS Selected for SESAR JU Flight Trials Airbus and EADS will participate in the upcoming Single European Sky ATM Research Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) Integrated Flight Trials. The SESAR JU flight trials will begin in early 2013, and are…
Embedded AvionicsNorthrop Grumman to Provide AHRS for Israel’s M-346 Fleet Prime contractor Alenia Aermacchi selected Northrop Grumman Italia to provide its LISA-200 Attitude Heading Reference System (AHRS) for the Israel Ministry of Defense’s fleet of M-346 advanced trainer aircraft. The LISA-200 AHRS…
CommercialGlobal Eagle Acquisition Buys Row 44 Global Eagle Acquisition Corp. signed an agreement to acquire Row 44 and an 86 percent stake in Advanced Inflight Alliance (AIA) to create "the largest entertainment and connectivity platform for the worldwide airline…
Business & GASagetech Completes Successful Joint Manned, Unmanned Aircraft Flight Sagetch demonstrated how an iPad electronic flight bag (EFB) app and Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS-B) technology allows joint flight operations between manned and unmanned aircraft. The avionics manufacturer partnered with unmanned aircraft…
Business & GACAE Unveils UAS Mission Trainer CAE announced the launch of its UAS Mission Trainer, at the Unmanned Systems Canada conference Wednesday. (The CAE UAS Mission Trainer) The company said its new unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) training platform,…
Business & GAAstronics Receives Expanded STC for King Air MFDs FAA issued an expanded Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to Astronics for its Max-Viz-1500 enhanced vision system to include all King Air aircraft equipped with video-capable multi function displays (MFDs). Astronics said the…
CommercialGeneral Atomics Inks Modified MQ-9 Contract for Air Force The U.S. Air Force awarded San Diego-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems a $125.4 million contract to provide 10 MQ-9 modified Block 1 aircraft. The Air Force expects delivery of the modified unmanned…
ATM ModernizationNav Canada to Deploy Saab Sensis WAM in Alberta Nav Canada, the air navigation aervice provider (ANSP) for Canada, is deploying Saab Sensis’ Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) technology at Springbank, Alberta. The WAM system will enhance the safety of flight around…
CommercialThales to Acquire Visionix HMD Business Thales signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) and motion tracking businesses from Gentex Corp., based in Carbondale, Pa. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Called Visionix, the…