Military
BAE to Provide Mission Computers for P-8Is
BAE Systems is developing the mission computer system suite for the Indian navy's P-8Is, a variant of the U.S. Navy’s P-8A Poseidon. Developed by a Boeing-led team, the P-8I is a multi-mission…
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Commercial
Israir Airlines Selects Panasonic IFE
Panasonic Avionics Corp., based in Lake Forest, Calif., said Tuesday that Israeli airline Israir Airlines selected its in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems for three Airbus A320 narrow-bodies. The first aircraft is equipped with the Panasonic Digital…
Commercial
Southwest Airlines Selects Teledyne Systems
Teledyne Controls, of El Segundo, Calif., announced a contract Thursday with Southwest Airlines to provide its LoadStar Server Enterprise (LSE) software and PMAT 2000 Portable Maintenance Access Terminal to support data distribution and…
Military
Bat UAV Completes Flight Tests
Northrop Grumman said Thursday it completed the series of flights of its Bat unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Configured with a 12-foot wingspan, the Bat-12 incorporates a Hirth engine and a low acoustic…
Business & GA
L-3 Standby Instrument Approved for Helicopters
L-3 Avionics Systems received FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval for its Trilogy ESI-1000 Electronic Standby Instrument (ESI on Part 27 and Part 29 rotary-wing aircraft. This all-in-one glass standby instrument is the first…
Commercial
navAero EFB Awarded EASA STC
navAero's tBag C22 Class 2 electronic flight bag (EFB) was awarded an EASA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Embraer E135BJ Legacy, the company announced Monday. The STC was granted to navAero and its partner…
Business & GA
Blue Hawaiian Installs Thales Generators
Helicopter tour operator Blue Hawaiian Helicopters installed Thales’s electrical systems 160-amp starter generators on its fleet of Eurocopter AS350B2s and EC130B4s. Blue Hawaiian said it replaced its generators with the Thales version…
Business & GA
MD Helicopters Selects Emteq Lighting System
MD Helicopters has selected Emteq, of New Berlin, Wis., to develop and supply exterior lighting provisions for the MD900, MD500, and MD600 series helicopters production lines. The lighting systems will include Dual Mode…