CommercialRockwell Collins Agrees to $1.39 Billion Purchase of ARINC Rockwell Collins has agreed to purchase Annapolis, Md.-based aviation-information management provider ARINC for $1.39 billion from the investment firm Carlyle Group. The aerospace and defense company is looking to expand its…
CommercialAeroVironment Flies Solar-Powered Version of Puma UAS AeroVironment recently completed a nine-hour test flight with a solar-powered variant of its Puma small unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The Puma was equipped with Gallium Arsenide efficiency solar cells from Alta…
CommercialAUVSI 2013 Opens Next Week in Washington The Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International will host Unmanned Systems 2013, its 40th annual gathering of the unmanned systems industry, in Washington D.C. next week, and Avionics Magazine has a preview of…
Business & GAGogo Reports Bigger Net Loss in Quarterly Earnings In-flight connectivity provider Gogo on Wednesday issued its first quarterly earnings report as a publicly traded company, reporting a net loss of $72.6 million for the second quarter, five times the net…
CommercialSenate Bill Could Further Delay UAS Integration FAA's goal of integrating unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System by 2015 could be delayed by a provision in the Senate's 2014 transportation bill. (AeroVironment's PUMA UAS…
CommercialRockwell Collins Names Ortberg New CEO Rockwell Collins on Thursday announced the selection of company President Kelly Ortberg as its new CEO, succeeding Clay Jones, who announced his retirement from the aerospace and defense manufacturer in April after…
CommercialFAA Issues First Commercial UAS Type Certificates FAA issued the first restricted type certificates to permit commercial operations with unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) recently, authorizing Insitu's Scan Eagle X200 and AeroVironment's PUMA to begin flying commercial missions within the National…
CommercialPanasonic to Expand Connectivity in China Panasonic Avionics on Thursday signed an agreement with China Telecom Satellite Communications (China Telecom Satellite) to support in-flight connectivity in the dynamic and growing Chinese market. The signing of the memorandum…
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