Business & GALONGBOW Delivers First Block III Apache Data Link System to the Army The LONGBOW LLC, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, delivered the first production Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) to the U.S. Army for the Apache…
ATM ModernizationMetron Aviation Names New COO Metron Aviation, a subsidiary of Airbus Americas based in Dulles, Va., promoted Jim Gaughan to chief operating officer. Gaughan previously held the position of executive vice president and general manager of the Advanced…
ATM ModernizationGAO: NextGen Programs $4.2 Billion Over Budget More than one-third of major air traffic control acquisition programs associated with FAA's Next Generation Air Transportation (NextGen) program have gone $4.2 billion beyond their initial estimates, and half have experienced schedule delays,…
MilitaryBAE Systems to Provide EW Systems for B-2 BAE Systems has won a contract from Northrop Grumman to provide Electronic Support Measure (ESM) systems for use on all 20 B-2 Spirit bombers. This ESM upgrade will be a complete replacement…
CommercialJEJU AIR Selects Honeywell Avionics for 737-800NGs South Korean low-cost carrier JEJU AIR has selected Honeywell to provide a full suite of avionics for its new fleet of Boeing 737-800 NGs. This multimillion-dollar contract covers six aircraft that are…
CommercialPacific Royale Airways Selects Lumexis Fiber-Optic IFE System Indonesia airline Pacific Royale Airways will install FTTS (Fiberâ€Toâ€Theâ€Screen), the fiber-optic in-flight entertainment system from Lumexis, of Irvine, Calif, for its fleet of A320s with five installations in 2012. “Lumexis is delighted to…
ATM ModernizationFCC Shuts Down LightSquared Plan Over GPS Concerns The aviation industry has reason to celebrate this week, following a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement on Tuesday that it intends to revoke its initial waiver for LightSquared's proposed national broadband network.…
CommercialBOC Aviation Selects Rockwell Collins Avionics for Airbus A320s BOC Aviation has selected Rockwell Collins avionics as baseline, including its WXR-2100 MultiScan Threat Detection System and GLU-925 Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR), for up to 30 new Airbus A320s. Deliveries of the aircraft…