Business & GAAgustaWestland Selects Curtiss-Wright for AW169 Avionics Upgrades AgustaWestland has selected Curtiss-Wright Controls to provide flight recorders for its new AW169 rotorcraft. Curtiss-Wright said its flight recorders will provide data acquisition and black box accident data for the AW169. The…
CommercialSenate Forms Unmanned Aerial Systems Caucus U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) formed a unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) caucus, in hopes of educating lawmakers and staff about the capabilities of the systems. The Senate Unmanned…
Embedded AvionicsLockheed, Air Force Fixing ‘Deficiencies’ with C-5M The U.S. Air Force’s C-5M program has fixed some of the problems that arose during two major modernization initiatives for the transport aircraft and is working to repair the others, according to…
Embedded AvionicsCharlotte Police Select Becker Avionics Upgrade for Helicopters The Charlotte-Mecklenburg (CM) Police Aviation unit selected Becker Avionics DVCS6100 digital airborne audio control panel system for its two Bell 407 helicopters. Becker said CM selected its audio system because of its…
CommercialInterjet Selects T³CAS for A320s Mexican carrier Interjet has selected the ACSS T³CAS integrated surveillance system for six Airbus A320s. Phoenix-based ACSS is a joint venture of Thales and L-3 Communications. Thales said its T³CAS integrated surveillance…
Embedded AvionicsUtah AirMed Selects Becker Avionics Digital Audio System The University of Utah AirMed program has selected the Becker Avionics DVCS6100 digital audio system for its new EC145 air medical helicopter. Becker said the AirMed program selected its multi-channel audio and…
CommercialBAE Systems to Help Develop US Air Force DDR Raytheon has selected BAE Systems to assist in developing dismount detection radar (DDR) for the U.S. Air Force. BAE Systems said it would lead the development of the DDR command, control, processing,…
Editor's NoteNextGen Institute Presents Challenges, Potential of NextGen The NextGen Institute’s annual public meeting brought together top government and industry aviation leaders to discuss the progress of FAA’s implementation of NextGen, and the challenges that lie ahead, though speakers could…