CommercialARINC, LOT Polish Airlines in Data Link Contract LOT Polish Airlines have chosen ARINC’s GLOBALink ACARS data link program to provide the airline data for its new Boeing 787 Dreamliners. LOT Polish Airlines is the flag carrier of Poland and…
Business & GAUTC to Supply Camera Payload for Saab Skeldar UAS UTC Aerospace Systems has received a contract to supply Cloud Cap Technology TASE400 stabilized camera payloads for maritime operations on Saab's Skeldar unmanned aerial system (UAS). The company said units supplied by…
Business & GAIFE Revenue Forecast to Double by 2020 Increasing demand for air transport is expected to lend momentum to the global in-flight entertainment and connectivity market as airlines try to differentiate and gain a competitive advantage, according to an analysis…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Showcases Transformer UAS Lockheed Martin and Piasecki Aircraft are in phase three of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract to develop a prototype of what could be the next generation of unmanned military…
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…
Embedded AvionicsKorean Apaches to Receive Night Vision Upgrades South Korea's fleet of AH-64E Apache military attack helicopters are receiving night vision upgrades, under terms of a $223 million contract with Lockheed Martin. (Lockheed's M-TADS/PNVS system. Photo, courtesy of Lockheed…
Business & GAQatar Airways, Jeppesen Sign Electronic Flight Bag Agreement Qatar Airways has renewed its five-year service agreement with Jeppesen to add electronic flight bag (EFB) services to its commercial air operations. Under the new agreement, the Middle Eastern carrier will…