CommercialParamount Group Acquires ATE African aerospace and defense company Paramount Group has acquired Advanced Technology and Engineering Co. (ATE), one of the longest running aerospace engineering firms in Africa. ATE, which specializes in the production…
Embedded AvionicsThales I-Master Radar Completes Test Flights Thales' new I-Master radar system completed test flights on a Diamond DA42MPP GUARDIAN aircraft recently, during a week-long trial in Austria. During the flights, I-Master was used to transmit high resolution…
CommercialGAO Study Approves FAA Oversight of Cockpit Smoke Prevention A Government Accountability Office (GAO) study released this month determined FAA has exercised sufficient oversight of new technologies to prevent smoke from entering the cockpit in commercial aircraft. Between September 2012…
CommercialEmbraer Adds More Suppliers for Next Generation of E-Jets Embraer has added several new component suppliers for its second generation of regional jets, whose commercial launch is expected later this year, the company said Friday. The Brazilian airframe manufacturer…
ATM ModernizationAlaska Gets Updated Aviation Weather Broadcast System Alaska's FAA flight service stations have been upgraded to improve automated recordings and broadcasting of in-flight weather information for pilots flying in one of the more severe climates of the United States. …
ATM ModernizationFAA Plans for Full ADS-B Ground Support in 2014 FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said the ground infrastructure for the nation's automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) will be ready for operations by next year. (An ITT Exelis ADS-B Ground Station. Photo, courtesy…
CommercialRolls-Royce Sees Opportunity for Unmanned Engine Growth The increase in military and civilian use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in recent years has lead to an increase in the need for components that power these platforms, and Rolls-Royce has…
CommercialRockwell Collins to Establish Flight Simulator JV in China Rockwell Collins and Beijing Bluesky Aviation Technology, an AVIC subsidiary, signed a Memorandum of Agreement towards establishing a joint venture that will design, manufacture and market commercial aviation flight simulators. The venture…
Business & GAAEA Reports 1Q GA Avionics Sales of $1.7 Billion In its first quarterly sales report, the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) reported first quarter worldwide general aviation avionics sales of $1.7 billion as reported by 20 participating avionics companies. The dollar amount (using…
CommercialRockwell Collins Forms Avionics Joint Venture in China Rockwell Collins on Monday announced the formation of a new joint venture based in China that will produce avionics for the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China's (COMAC) C919 narrow-body passenger jet. …