Embedded AvionicsNorthrop Grumman to Upgrade E-8C Avionics Northrop Grumman has received a $43 million contract to upgrade the avionics of the U.S. Air Force fleet of E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint Stars). [E-8C Joint…
Business & GACAE Adds Fourth Dassault Falcon 7X Simulator CAE is adding a fourth Dassault Falcon 7X full-flight simulator (FFS) to its global training network, the Canadian manufacturer said Tuesday. The fourth simulator will be ready for training in 2015…
CommercialJapan Airlines Selects Gogo In-Flight Connectivity Japan Airlines (JAL) has signed a new contract with Gogo to provide its satellite-based in-flight connectivity service across its commercial fleet of 77 aircraft. Gogo’s Ku-satellite in-flight connectivity service is scheduled to…
ATM ModernizationFAA Issued 'A Thousand Stop-Work Orders' on NextGen During Shutdown FAA Administrator Michael Huerta on Thursday outlined the impact of the the recent 16-day federal government shutdown on his agency's overhaul of the nation's air traffic management system and also called for…
Business & GANextant, TMC Sign Agreement for Hawker 400XP Conversions Nextant Aerospace, maker of the Nextant 400XTi remanufactured business jet, signed a $202.5 million agreement with charter company Travel Management Company (TMC) for the conversion of its entire Hawker 400XP fleet. The…
Business & GANBAA 2013: Touchscreen Cockpit Systems and Next Generation Business Aircraft Future business aircraft cockpits are likely to feature touchscreen enabled primary flight displays and eventually fully integrated touchscreen flight decks, according to avionics manufacturers exhibiting at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)…
Business & GACessna Adds Auto-Throttles to Latitude's Avionics Package Cessna said Wednesday it has added auto-throttles to the Garmin G5000 avionics package of the Citation Latitude mid-size business jet. A common feature on larger aircraft, the addition of auto-throttles to the Latitude…
CommercialTeledyne Awarded Boeing Data Acquisition Contract Teledyne Technologies has been awarded a contract from Boeing to develop and supply the aircraft data acquisition systems for the Boeing Next Generation 737 and 737 MAX and the new information management system…