Business & GAGarmin Adds Connectivity to GA Cockpit Garmin, based in Olathe, Kan., announced the GSR 56 Iridium datalink and GDL 59 data logger and Wi-Fi datalink, bringing worldwide weather, voice communication and data communication to the cockpit for general aviation pilots.…
Business & GANetJets to Equip with Aircell Internet System Fractional aircraft ownership company NetJets will equip more than 250 of its midsize and large-cabin aircraft with High-Speed Internet Systems from Aircell, the companies announced Thursday. Installations begin this month. Aircell said…
ATM ModernizationThales Awarded Croatian ATM Contracts Thales said Friday it has signed two contracts to supply and install primary and secondary radar systems at airports in Croatia. Under terms of the contracts, which were signed in May and…
CommercialInsitu Integrator Wins STUAS Contract Boeing subsidiary Insitu, of Bingen, Wash., was awarded the Small Tactical Unmanned Air System (STUAS)/Tier II contract from the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) for its Integrator unmanned aircraft system (UAS). In partnership…
CommercialKansas State Awarded UAV Research Grant Kansas State University received a $2.76 million grant from the U.S. Air Force to develop mission planning, operations and a disaster training center for its unmanned aerial systems program on its Salina, Kan.,…
CommercialHoneywell to Support ANA's Dreamliners Honeywell signed a 10-year integrated service agreement for support of ANA’s 50 Boeing 787s, to be delivered later this year or early 2011. Honeywell will provide access to spares, logistics and repair…
CommercialMalaysia Airlines Selects Thales Satcom Malaysia Airlines selected the Thales TopFlight SATCOM (TFS) for its new order of Boeing B737s. The TopFlight SATCOM ARINC 781 standard supports Inmarsat aero-services for flight deck voice and data connectivity. In…
CommercialNorthrop Grumman Wins HART Contract Northrop Grumman was awarded a $46.3 million, 4-year contract to develop, test and demonstrate a net-centric architecture system that enhances warfighters' awareness of the surrounding battlefield environment. The system, Heterogeneous Airborne Reconnaissance…