CommercialParis: Rockwell Collins Inks Avionics Deals With Bristow, Xiamen, China Southern Rockwell Collins had a busy second day at the 2013 Paris Air Show, announcing deals for its avionics systems with Houston, Texas-based helicopter operator Bristow Group, Xiamen Airlines and China Southern Airlines. …
Business & GATacView Display Selected by National Guard Esterline CMC Electronics has been awarded a contract by Borsigh to supply its TacView Portable Mission Display for the U.S. Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command Real Time Information in…
CommercialCobham Introduces New Satcom System for Air Transport Cobham has introduced the AVIATOR S satcom terminal and antenna system, aimed at the air transport market. The company said the development of the AVIATOR S series system was driven by the latest…
Embedded AvionicsParis: Lockheed, CAE form F-35 Lightning II Training Alliance Lockheed Martin on the first day of the 2013 Paris Air Show signed an agreement with Quebec-based CAE, designating the flight training company as a preferred in-country provider of F-35 training support. …
CommercialAirbus Completes A350 XWB Maiden Flight Airbus completed the maiden flight on Friday with its new twin-engine wide-body aircraft, the A350 XWB. The first flight was completed about two weeks ahead of the airframe manufacturer's deadline, lasting four hours…
ATM ModernizationNorthrop Grumman to Build Caribbean Ground-to-Air Communications System Park Air Systems, Northrop Grumman's U.K.-based air traffic management subsidiary, has a new agreement with Dutch Caribbean Air Navigation Service Provider (DC-ANSP) to build a ground-to-air communications system for the Curacao Flight Information Region. …
Business & GAParis Air Show 2013 Preview Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected at Le Bourget airfield next week for the 50th annual International Paris Airshow, bringing together commercial and military aircraft and technology displays. Avionics Magazine has…
CommercialNAVAIR Advances RQ-21A Flight Testing The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on Wednesday conducted the first east coast flight with Insitu's RQ-21A unmanned aircraft system (UAS) at its Patuxent River, Md., base. (RQ-21A takes its…