Business & GATrueNorth Awarded STC for Gulfstream Aircraft TrueNorth Avionics teamed with StandardAero, Springfield, Ill., to earn FAA Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) for installation of its Simphone telecommunications system on the Gulfstream III, IV, G450, G500 and G550 models. “It’s…
Business & GAICG, Chicago Jet Group Collaborate on Sora STC International Communications Group (ICG), of Newport News, Va., and Chicago Jet Group (CJG) said they are on schedule to obtain a group FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the installation of a version…
ATM ModernizationAEA Urges Avionics Companies to 'Take Back Our Industry' Avionics manufacturers, dealers and installers cannot wait for the economic recovery and “must take back the industry,” according to speakers at this week’s Aircraft Electronics Association’s (AEA) International Convention and Trade Show.…
Business & GAAir Arabia Signs Class 2 EFB Contract with navAero NavAero will supply its tBag C22 Class 2 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) to Air Arabia for its fleet of 44 A320s. The contract includes navAero hardware with Lufthansa Systems' electronic charting and Aviobook's…
MilitaryBAE to Provide Cockpit Controls for KC-390 BAE Systems was selected by aircraft manufacturer Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force to provide active side sticks as part of the overall cockpit controls for the KC-390 military transport aircraft. In…
MilitaryITT Exelis to Provide Jamming Pods for Pakistani F-16s ITT Exelis has finalized a $54 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to provide the Pakistan Air Force with digital radio frequency memory-based jamming pods. Exelis Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare System…
CommercialAeroVironment Unveils Modular Gimbaled Sensor Payload on Raven UAS Photo courtesy AeroVironment AeroVironment unveiled a new miniature gimbaled sensor payload on the battle-proven RQ-11B Raven small unmanned aircraft system at the Army Aviation Association of America Annual Professional Forum and Exposition. The…
Business & GADHS Tests Wide Area Airborne Surveillance System The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it concluded a test of a wide area airborne surveillance system (WAASS), suspending WAASS sensors from an unmanned, 75-foot helium balloon floating 2,000 feet above…