MilitaryBoeing Upgrades B-52 Communication System Boeing received a $5.4 million contract to integrate a new satellite communication system on the U.S. Air Force B-52 fleet. The Extremely High Frequency (EHF) system will enable the exchange of information…
CommercialIcelandair Selects AD Aerospace Security System Icelandair has chosen AD Aerospace's CabinVu security system for its B757s. CabinVu gives pilots an unobstructed view of the area outside the cockpit door and in the adjacent galleys through a series…
Business & GAICG Devices Complete SITA Testing International Communications Group (ICG), based in Newport News, Va., said its NxtLink ICS-120A and ICS-220A data devices completed SITA’s VHF AIRCOM Qualification (VAQ) testing in Montreal, and have been approved for use on…
CommercialThales Wins ATC Contract Thales U.K. signed contracts with Belfast International and Cardiff airports for the program management, supply and installation of co-mounted primary surveillance and monopulse mode S secondary surveillance radars, complete with Eurocat air…
MilitaryHermes Debuts Heavy Fuel Engine Elbit Systems Ltd., based in Haifa, Israel, said its Hermes90 UAV completed its heavy fuel engine (HFE) debut flight. Elbit said the new engine uses heavy fuel, a Kerosene-based diesel fuel used in…
CommercialMoog Buys GE Aviation Business Moog, based in East Aurora, N.Y., on Monday announced it had completed the $90 million cash acquisition of the flight control actuation business from GE Aviation. The business, formerly Smiths Aerospace and located in…
MilitaryRaytheon Conducts Flight Tests For DCGS Raytheon said Monday it established initial operational capability and conducted flight tests for a communications component for the U.S. Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS). The company said the intercom communications…
CommercialBritish Airways, OnAir Launch In-Flight Web British Airways and OnAir this week will launch in-flight connectivity services aboard the airline's business-class service on Airbus A318s between London and New York. OnAir, a joint venture between Airbus and SITA, said…