MilitaryBoeing, Elbit Pursuing Aircraft Defense Solutions Boeing announced a memorandum of understanding with Elbit Systems to provide "self-defense" solutions Boeing military aircraft for international customers. Under the new agreement, the two companies will offer Elbit's Directed Infrared Counter Measure (DIRCM),…
Business & GAGAMA Sees General Aviation Industry as a 'Mixed Bag' The multi-billion dollar general aviation industry had increases in aircraft shipments and declines in airplane billings in 2012, results that the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) called a “mixed bag." According to…
CommercialBoeing Prepares Phantom Eye UAS for Second Flight Boeing said its liquid hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye unmanned aircraft system (UAS) is progressing towards a second flight, following the completion of a successful taxi test at Edwards Air Force Base last week.…
CommercialCrane to Provide Landing Gear Upgrades for MA60s Chinese airborne equipment supplier Chengdu CAIC Electronics (CAIC) selected Crane Aerospace to provide landing gear indication system upgrades on a fleet of MA60 turboprop aircraft for AVIC Xi’an Aircraft Industry group (AVIC…
CommercialDuncan Aviation Expands in Northwest Lincoln, Neb.-based Duncan Aviation and partner Flightcraft have opened a new avionics repair facility in Portland, Ore. The new shop is Duncan’s 30th satellite facility in the United States. The facility will…
Embedded AvionicsEsterline to Provide Cockpit Upgrades for PC-21s Esterline CMC Electronics announced two undisclosed international customers have selected its CMA-9000 Flight Management System for their new fleets of Pilatus PC-21 turboprop trainers. The two customers also selected Esterline’s SparrowHawk HUD…
Embedded AvionicsAgusta Westland, Thales Sign Agreement for Sonars Thales has a new agreement to equip Agusta Westland’s Lynx light helicopters with its anti-submarine sonar system, the FLASH Compact sonar. The Thales FLASH system is installed on helicopters currently in service…
Business & GAEmbraer Selects Honeywell Avionics for Next Generation E-Jets Honeywell signed an agreement with Embraer worth $2.8 billion to provide its Primus Epic integrated avionics system for the next generation of E-Jets, scheduled to enter service in 2018. Embraer will launch…