Military

IS&S Awarded Avionics Contract from iAccess Technologies

Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S), based in Exton, Pa., has been awarded a $4 million contract from iAccess Technologies, of Long Beach, Calif., to provide seven shipsets of company’s Integrated Suite of Avionics for the…

Business & GA

Coast Guard to Use Honeywell HUMS for MH-60Ts

Honeywell has been awarded a $4.8 million contract to install health and usage monitoring systems (HUMS) onboard the entire fleet of U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T helicopters. HUMS is a sensor-based monitoring system…

Commercial

Thales Selects New CEO

Thales has appointed Jean-Bernard Lévy as its new chairman and CEO, to replace Luc Vigneron, who resigned Thursday. Vigneron resigned “after having acknowledged lack of support of the company’s two main shareholders,”…

Commercial

Gogo, Inmarsat Partner for GX Ka-Band Network

Gogo signed an agreement with Inmarsat to become a reseller of the Global Xpress (GX) Ka-band network in the commercial air transport market. The partnership will enable Gogo to deliver a faster…

Business & GA

FAA Addresses Power Malfunction for Gulfstream Jets

FAA published an airworthiness directive requiring a modified system power-on self-test (SPOST) of the flap/stabilizer electronic control unit (FSECU) on Gulfstream G350 and G450 aircraft. (Gulfstream G450--photo courtesy of Gulfstream Aerospace) The…

Embedded Avionics

Pilatus Selects Curtiss-Wright for PC-21 Avionics

Pilatus has selected Curtiss-Wright Controls to provide the MPMC-9350 processing subsystem for its PC-21 NextGen trainer aircraft. (Curtiss-Wright MPMC-9350) The open architecture-based mission computer subsystem will provide processing for pilot and co-pilot…