Business & GALital S.p.A Changes Name Northrop Grumman said its Italy-based navigation systems subsidiary, Lital S.p.A, changed its name to Northrop Grumman Italia S.p.A. The name change, the company said, was done to “optimize its branding and strengthen…
Business & GARockwell Collins on XAC’s MA60 China aircraft manufacturer Xian Aircraft Co. (XAC) selected Rockwell Collins to upgrade the avionics on its 60-passenger MA60 turboprop. Rockwell Collins will provide XAC, a manufacturer of large and medium-sized airplanes, with…
CommercialJazeera Airways Selects SITA Kuwait-based Jazeera Airways signed a $1.5 million, 10-year contract with SITA to provide VHF Aircom service. SITA Aircom services support communications for all flight operations, aircraft maintenance and engineering, air traffic control…
CommercialJAA, JCAB Certifies CAE Simulators Canadian flight simulator company CAE said the European Joint Aviation Authority (JAA) and the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) certified four CAE-built full-flight simulators (FFSs) with electric motion to Level D, the…
Business & GAAnchorage ATOP Operational The FAA completed final implementation of Technologies and Oceanic Procedures (ATOP) at the Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center, a move it says will allow aircraft flying over the North Pacific Ocean…
MilitaryLockheed Martin, Canada in ATP Pact Lockheed Martin received a contract from the Canadian Forces for 36 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP). Financial terms were not disclosed. The contract, which includes spares, support equipment and integrated logistics support…
Business & GACAE Inks $93 Million in Deals Canadian simulator company CAE signed a series of contracts worth a total of about $93 million, the company said this week. First, CAE sold two CAE 7000 Series Boeing 787 full-flight simulators…
MilitaryL-3 Wins U.K. RAF Contract L-3 Communications said its Integrated Systems (L-3 IS) subsidiary has been selected to receive a $21.7 million contract as part of Project HELIX, a major mission upgrade to the U.K.’s Royal Air…