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)…
CommercialEL AL Airlines Selects BoardConnect IFE System EL AL Israel Airlines has selected the wireless in-flight entertainment system BoardConnect from Lufthansa Systems for 10 Boeing 737s and 2 Boeing 767s, the companies said Wednesday. Using their laptops, tablet PCs…
Business & GAAerospace Products International Buys AIS Aerospace Products International, based in Memphis Tenn., has acquired the assets of Avionics International Supply (AIS), of Denton, Texas, for an undisclosed sum. AIS is a wholesale distribution and repair services company, with…
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…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Receives Order for Two C-130J Super Hercules for Saudi Arabia Lockheed Martin entered into an Undefinitized Contract Action with the U.S. Government for the Foreign Military Sale of the first two of 25 potential C-130J Super Hercules airlifters for the Kingdom of…