ATM Modernization

Sensis Completes Critical Design Review

Sensis Corp., based in Syracuse, N.Y., completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) Terminal Radar and Control System (TRACS) Area Surveillance Radar (ASR-3) modernization program.…

Commercial

AeroSvit to Use AD Aerospace System

Ukraine carrier AeroSvit will install AD Aerospace's CabinVu security systems on its Boeing 767 and 737s. CabinVu provides pilots with a forward looking, clear and unobstructed view of the area outside the…

Commercial

Lufthansa Relaunches In-Flight Web Service

Lufthansa is relaunching FlyNet, its in-flight broadband Web service. Staring in mid-2010, passengers on Lufthansa's long-haul routes will be to communicate over standard GSM/GPRS mobile networks. The airline is partnering with Panasonic Avionics…

Military

Rockwell Collins to Upgrade KC-135 Flight Deck

The U.S. Air Force has selected Rockwell Collins for the Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) phase of the KC-135 Block 45 cockpit upgrade program, under which the company will add the next-generation…

Business & GA

Honeywell KFD 840 Gets FAA Approval

Honeywell received FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval for its KFD 840 Primary Flight Display for piston-powered aircraft. Honeywell said it anticipates customer deliveries will begin next month. The KFD 840 replaces…

Business & GA

Raytheon Awarded Helicopter Sensor Contract

Raytheon was awarded a $13 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop additional sensor prototypes for the Advanced Distributed Aperture System (ADAS), which gives helicopter pilots 360-degree situational awareness. The award…

Commercial

Lumexis, EMS Formation in IFE Deal

Lumexis Corp., based in Costa Mesa, Calif., announced a deal with EMS Formation under which EMS will design and manufacture the Server Swtich Unit (SSU) optical video/application server for the Lumexis FTTS (Fiber-To-The-Screen) in-flight…

Commercial

Mexicana Airlines Installs Panasonic Systems

Panasonic Avionics, based in Lake Forest, Calif., announced it had supplied Mexicana Airlines with Digital Multiplexed Passenger Entertainment System (DMPES) for retrofit to its single aisle fleet. The airline installed the system on 39…