Editor's Note

NextGen 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…

Commercial

Raytheon, U.S. Air Force Complete Test Flights of MALD-J

The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon recently completed four successful test flights of the Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer (MALD-J). Raytheon’s MALD-J adds radar-jamming capability to the basic MALD platform, an air-launched…

Commercial

L-3 to Provide FLYHT AFIRS for Airbus A320s

L-3 Aviation Recorders signed an agreement with Airbus to certify and provide the FLYHT Aerospace Solutions AFIRS 228S real-time data communications and SATCOM system for installation on the Airbus A320 family of…

ATM Modernization

US Airways Receives STC for ACSS Transponder

ACSS, an L-3 Communications and Thales joint venture company, said US Airways received Supplemental Type Certification (STC) on its Airbus A330 aircraft for DO-260B (TSO c166b) capability using ACSS’s XS-950 Mode S…

Business & GA

Rockwell Collins Names New President

Robert K. Ortberg Rockwell Collins today announced the appointment of Robert K. Ortberg as the company’s president. He joins Clayton M. Jones, who continues as chairman and CEO, in the newly formed…

Editor's Note

Panasonic, AeroMexico in IFE Support Contract

Panasonic Avionics has a new 10-year contract to provide technical support services for AeroMexico’s fleet of 737-800 BSI aircraft. The Lake Forest, Calif.-based avionics supplier said the contract requires it to provide…

ATM Modernization

Harris Awarded FAA's NextGen Datacomm Contract

Harris Corp. has been awarded FAA's $331 million Data Communications Integrated Services (DCIS) contract as part of the NextGen airspace modernization initiative, the agency said Thursday. FAA teased the announcement at this…