MilitaryAustralia to Upgrade CH-47 Cockpit Avionics Australia’s CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters will receive avionics upgrades and extended maintenance support under a new performance-based logistics deal cut with Rockwell Collins. The agreement extends to 2020 and calls for Rockwell…
ConnectivityGlobal Eagle, Telesat Working to Bring New Connectivity to Aviation In mid-May, news surfaced that in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) provider Global Eagle would facilitate Telesat in designing and testing its low-Earth orbit (LEO) constellation. This tie-up, which effectively made Global Eagle the first IFEC player…
RegulationRTCA President Margaret Jenny to Retire Margaret Jenny, president of the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA), will retire at the end of her current five-year contract. Jenny has informed RTCA’s board of directors that she will step…
CommercialThommen Aircraft CEO Talks Air Data Computers for Supersonic Jets Major aviation industry OEMs are developing supersonic airframes with the goal of re-introducing supersonic flight to passenger carrying aircraft by mid- to late-2020s. Thommen Aircraft CEO Stéphane Jaquier discussed how one of the key…
CommercialAir Canada Adds Gogo Service for Passenger Connectivity Air Canada has begun offering next-generation, satellite connectivity on its wide-body international fleet with the introduction of Air Canada Wi-Fi provided by Gogo. Starting with its Boeing 777-300ER flights, the new service makes allows Air Canada…
CommercialAirbus Takes Control of Bombardier's C-Series Airbus, Bombardier and Investissement Québec have agreed on a partnership that will give the European OEM a controlling 50.1% stake in the Canadian manufacturer's struggling CSeries jets. Bombardier will retain about 31%…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman's Acquisition of Orbital ATK Goes Through After Some Promises The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday evening approved the acquisition by Northrop Grumman of Orbital ATK contingent on Northrop Grumman agreeing to operate its new solid rocket motor (SRM) business independently to avoid…
CommercialSecure Aviation Requires a Connected Industry Alaska Airlines is no longer an airline. That’s according to Jessica Ferguson, Alaska’s director of security architecture. It’s now “a technology company that flies planes.” Delivering a keynote speech at this week’s…
MilitaryUS Customs Wants New Early Warning Radar for P-3 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) this week issued a request for information to industry for market research on new airborne early warning (AEW) radar for some of its P-3 surveillance aircraft typically flown…
Embedded AvionicsHarris Payload Integrated into Lockheed Martin GPS III Space Vehicle Lockheed Martin has integrated the fifth of ten Harris Corporation-produced advanced navigation payloads into its corresponding space vehicle (SV) as contracted for the U.S. Air Force GPS III satellite program. The GPS…