CommercialUS Air Force Contracts PKL for F-15 Support The U.S. Air Force (USAF) issued a five-year $51 million contract to provide functional elements spanning operations, maintenance and simulator support for USAF and Republic of Singapore (RSAF) F-15 aircraft. The Air…
MilitaryThales, Dassault Deliver Rafale C137 to France The French defense procurement agency (DGA) has received the first production Rafale C137 aircraft equipped with the Thales RBE2 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar. Thales said its radar is designed to…
ATM ModernizationFAA to Provide $1.3 Million for Airport Surveillance Equipment FAA is providing $1.3 million in grants for Chicago O’Hare, Denver and San Francisco International Airports for vehicle surveillance equipment to reduce the risk of “conflicts” between airport safety vehicles and aircraft.…
ATM ModernizationATC Tower in Pennsylvania Dedicated by FAA FAA Acting Administrator Michael Huerta and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood dedicated the new $20.5 million air traffic control tower at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport in Pennsylvania. The 118-foot tower is equipped…
Business & GAASIG to Implement Class 2 iPad EFB on Nav Canada Aircraft The Avionics & Systems Integration Group (ASIG) flyTab team will install a Class 2 electronic flight bag (EFB) on CRJ-200s and Dash 8-100s operated by Nav Canada. ASIG said its EFB components…
Business & GAEditor's Note: Eyes on Orlando The collective eyes of the business aviation industry will be laser-focused on Orlando, Fla., later this month for the National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) annual meeting and convention, hoping to take a…
Business & GAThe New Eclipse Four years after a bankruptcy filing halted its operations, Eclipse Aerospace is back with a new twin-engine jet, a new avionics package and a new outlook on the market. In June, Eclipse,…
Business & GAGetting Back to Business After several years of poor sales, the market for new business aircraft seems to be improving for OEMs and their avionics suppliers. In May, Cessna announced with great fanfare the launch of…