CommercialDuncan Aviation Expands in Northwest Lincoln, Neb.-based Duncan Aviation and partner Flightcraft have opened a new avionics repair facility in Portland, Ore. The new shop is Duncan’s 30th satellite facility in the United States. The facility will…
CommercialNorthrop Grumman Flies New Software, Hardware on Global Hawk Northrop Grumman flew a RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft for the first time using open architecture-based command and control software and hardware developed by the company, moving the company one step closer…
Embedded AvionicsRockwell Collins Signs Agreement with Tata Power Strategic Rockwell Collins and Tata Power Strategic Engineering Division, a system integrator in the Indian defense industry, signed teaming agreement as part of their pursuit of the Indian Air Force Software Defined Radio…
ATM ModernizationPorter Airlines Deploys Universal FMSs on Q400 Fleet Canada’s Porter Airlines has deployed Universal Avionics’ UNS-1Ew Flight Management Systems (FMS), which provides Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance (LPV)-capability for its all-Bombardier-Q400 operation. Porter replaced UNS-1E FMSs with dual Universal WAAS/SBAS-…
Embedded AvionicsEsterline to Provide Cockpit Upgrades for PC-21s Esterline CMC Electronics announced two undisclosed international customers have selected its CMA-9000 Flight Management System for their new fleets of Pilatus PC-21 turboprop trainers. The two customers also selected Esterline’s SparrowHawk HUD…
Embedded AvionicsAgusta Westland, Thales Sign Agreement for Sonars Thales has a new agreement to equip Agusta Westland’s Lynx light helicopters with its anti-submarine sonar system, the FLASH Compact sonar. The Thales FLASH system is installed on helicopters currently in service…
Business & GAEmbraer Selects Honeywell Avionics for Next Generation E-Jets Honeywell signed an agreement with Embraer worth $2.8 billion to provide its Primus Epic integrated avionics system for the next generation of E-Jets, scheduled to enter service in 2018. Embraer will launch…
ATM ModernizationFrontier Airlines Approved for RNP AR 0.3 Public Procedures Airbus ProSky company Quovadis assisted Frontier Airlines with the completion of requirements for RNP AR 0.3 operations using its fleet of Airbus A320 family, the companies said Monday. FAA granted Frontier Airlines…