CommercialFreebird to Use Teledyne EFB System Turkish charter Freebird Airlines will use the electronic flight bag (EFB) software system from Teledyne Controls, of El Segundo, Calif., on its Airbus A320/321 fleet, the companies announced Friday. The suite of…
CommercialAir China Selects Rockwell Collins Air China Limited has selected Rockwell Collins to provide its MultiScan hazard detection system, GLU-925 Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR) and a suite of sensors for 20 new Airbus A330s. Deliveries are scheduled to…
ATM ModernizationThales Awarded Watchkeeper Contract The U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded Thales U.K. the initial three-year support contract for the Watchkeeper Unmanned Air System (UAS) program. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed. Thales…
CommercialAlaska Airlines to Deploy Gogo Alaska Airlines will deploy Aircell’s Gogo in-flight Internet service, opting against the Row44 service it had been testing since last year. Alaska Airlines and Aircell will begin the certification process for the…
CommercialBAE Awarded Typhoon Contract BAE Systems was awarded a 5 1/2 year, $653.7 million contract from Eurofighter GmbH for support for the radar and defensive aids sub systems (DASS) on the Typhoon fleets for the air…
CommercialBoeing, Honeywell to Study Biofuels in Mexico A group led by Boeing and Honeywell's UOP announced a collaboration to further the development of commercially viable market for Mexico-sourced sustainable aviation biofuels. The group includes the Airports and Auxiliary Services…
Business & GAGE Fanuc Receives Order from Northrop Grumman GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, based in Charlottesville, Va., announced a $1 million from Northrop Grumman for its QPMC-1553 1553 PMCs and CEI-830 ARINC boards. The components will be used to upgrade Northrop…
Business & GAEMS Antenna, Data Terminal STC’ed EMS Satcom’s AMT-3800 High-gain Antenna (AMT-3800) and HSD-440 High-speed Data Terminal were awarded European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC). The antenna and transceiver were tested and certified on an…