Commercial

Garmin Family Gets Sweeping Updates

Garmin Internationa is upgrading its GTN 650/750 touchscreen navigators, G500 TXi/G600 TXi and G500/G600 flight displays; GFC 500 and 600 autopilots; and G5 electronic flight instrument. “We are committed to providing pilots…

Commercial

Boeing Service Orders Top $2 B

Boeing announced services orders, contracts and agreements worth up to $2.1 billion at the Farnborough International Air Show. "Our customers' greatest needs drive Boeing's services offerings and investments," said Stan Deal, president and CEO of…

Military

Curtiss-Wright Multi-Function FDR First to Meet ED-112A

Curtiss-Wright’s Fortress family of military flight data recorders has completed all qualification testing and begun shipping to customers. They are designed to meet all current and upcoming regulations including the forthcoming CVR 25-hour mandates…

Military

Lockheed Turns Toward 'Agility' for Future F-35 Upgrades

Since the beginning of the F-35 Lightning II program, Lockheed Martin and its more than 1,600 suppliers have focused on providing technology upgrades simultaneously in massive upgrade packages. According to a program…

Military

BAE Moves Compass Call EW to Gulstream G550 Platform

BAE Systems has begun work to transition its advanced Compass Call electronic warfare (EW) system from aging Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules base aircraft to more modern special-mission Gulfstream G550s. As the mission…